[Update on the big 250: I am happy to announce that I have obtained the title I was missing in the list, thanks to a good friend who willingly helped me make a copy of #247 since I could not locate it anywhere on Amazon, in Mustafa or even HMV! I know I was supposed to purchase original versions of all the movies but I make + break the rules, so sue me. I will be watching #250 this weekend to start the ball rolling]
For now, another collection of thoughts about a recent movie... WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!
We're the Millers
Starring Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Ed Helms, Emma Roberts & newbie Will Poulter
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (what an awesomely epic name)
Jason Sudeikis is David, a drug dealer that happens to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. He tries to help his neighbour, a young & innocent teenage virgin, Kenny, played by the very adorable Will Poulter. Kenny wants to save Casey (Emma Roberts) from a bunch of thugs who are trying to steal her phone. As a result of David's intervention, the thugs end up robbing him of a buttload of cash, including money that he owes his boss and the rest that he has probably earned from years of selling pot. David finds himself broke and without any other option than to accept the call from his boss Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) to make up for the debt he owes. Gurdlinger tries to convince David to go on an 'easy' mission. He is told to smuggle a 'smidge' of pot over the Mexican border and his debt will disappear. David agrees but regrets his decision afterward because he has no idea how he's going to get away with it. He comes up with a (seemingly) foolproof idea of creating a fake family and topping it all off with an OTT RV to cross the border undetected and transport the drugs back to the US. He approaches his other neighbour, stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston) to be his pretend wife, Kenny to be their son, and street rat Casey (the one that got them in a pickle in the first place) as their daughter. What follows is a hilarious chain of events with ridiculously rib-tickling dialogue and scenes that make you go 'Awwww!!' (Not in a gushing way, but more like an 'Awww hell no! or Aww that's NASTY!') I lol'd many times and I loved a lot of the lines, but of course some parts were more than a little slapstick but all in all, it was a lighthearted fun movie that's pretty good for a first date/pick-me-up on a bad day.
Kudos to Jennifer Aniston who still has an absolutely rockin' body for 44! Although she is in ridiculously good shape + she has the best tan ever , she couldn't really get away with being a stripper, I think that's a good thing though, because she's just not trashy enough. I liked the confidence her character had.
Will Poulter was so endearing as Kenny and you couldn't help but feel bad when he got bitten in a very sensitive area by a huge ass spider! All in all, I definitely wouldn't mind watching this a few times over just for a good laugh (not him being bitten, but the actual movie) It's not exactly Oscar-worthy but still entertaining nonetheless.
My Ratings:
Cheese: A packet of Chesdale Cheese slices (Some overly slapstick jokes but the kind you don't feel embarrassed to find amusing)
Chocolate: A Mars bar (Just sweet enough to make you want to watch it again, but some parts are a tiny bit sticky and may rot your teeth in the long run)
Favorite Scene:
Definitely when Will Poulter (Kenny) breaks out into the rap of TLC's Waterfalls. Too funny seeing the whitest boy getting his gangsta on.
Favorite Line:
When Jason Sudeikis sarcastically replies to Scottie P's annoying trademark catchphrase
Scottie P: You know what I'm sayin?:
David Clark: Well, I'm awake and I speak English, so yeah I know what you're saying.
Favorite Moment:
Not gonna lie, the bit where Jennifer Aniston decks Scottie P square in the face for taking advantage of her fake daughter Casey. Call it vicarious satisfaction when someone that shares a name with your ex gets punched to a pulp.
Show-stealer:
Ed Helms as the unlikely villain. I'm also biased because he will always be the Nard-dog to me.
Product Placement:
Iphones, Volkswagen, can't remember any others.
Soundtrack:
Some old school hip hop from Rick Ross, TLC of course and a bit of Aerosmith.
Courtesy of IMDB:
Two goofs to look out for:
1. When David is making his rounds dealing to his usual customers, his first stop is a woman with a baby. As he holds the baby, it barfs on him copious amounts of orange goo. At his later stops his sweatshirt is perfectly clean with no sign of ever having been barfed on. BOOM!
2. When David is talking on his iPhone in the garage, his iPhone is clearly locked the whole time. The lock screen is visible when he hands his phone over to Pablo. BOOM!
Two Trivia Tidbits:
1. Despite the subject matter, no character is ever seen consuming marijuana.
2. In the scene where everyone is being held at gun point in the garage, during Jennifer Aniston's stripper routine Jason Sudeikis breaks the fourth wall by giving a smirk and head nod to the camera.
Here's the trailer!
NEXT UP: The Wolf of Wall Street
AND AFTER THAT: #250 Arsenic and Old Lace
Take it sleazy.
