We're the Millers - C

Rated R, 110 minutes

Mildly funny but forgettable "Millers" a little too doob-ious

Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis

The modestly entertaining, dumb new comedy "We're the Millers" is as slapdash and about as satisfying as that sloppy joint you have stashed away. It's fun at the time but you won't remember much later. Small-time pot dealer David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is jumped by thugs and loses his cash and stash. To wipe the slate clean with his greedy supplier (Ed Helms), he packs a fake family (Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter) to Mexico to smuggle some of the weed back across the border. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball: An Underdog Story") and written by the guys behind such comedies as "Wedding Crashers" and "Hot Tub Machine" (Bob Fisher, Steve Faber and Sean Anders, respectively), "We're the Millers" is a sloppy but charming comedy that's less about the drugs than its smuggle home. Admittedly, there are some genuinely amusing moments, including a spider bite you won't soon forget, but much of it seems tame and episodically strung along. The lack of any substantial plotting and characterization are thrown out the window quicker than you can say "narc" but the cast tries. Sudeikis and Aniston are both blandly charming (Aniston, as a stripper, gets to show off her still rockin'-hot bod), but Roberts and Poulter, as their unlikely fake kids, a homeless girl and the nerd, have more to offer in terms of comedy, especially Poulter, whose character seems the most sincere and actually changes by film's end. And as two uptight travelers with a knack of impeccable timing, comics Kathryn Hahn and Nick Offerman nearly steal the show (their near-amorous moments with Sudeikis and Aniston a highlight). The mildly amusing but forgettable "We're the Millers," filled with a truck load of weed and peppered with a few low-brow fun moments, should be a modest hit for those that enjoy this type of thing. Think of it as a contemporary version of National Lampoon's "Vacation," with lots of pot and a fake family. Stay over for the credits for the bloopers, the funniest part of the movie.

Wes's Grade: C