A silly, minor distraction as goofy dope dealer David (Jason Sudeikis), robbed of the week’s takings, is forced to travel to Mexico to bring back into the US a shipment of marijuana.
Recognising a single white stoner male would attract the wrong attention from border police, David hires a RV and creates a family of outcasts down on their luck. Exotic dancer and neighbour Rose (Jennifer Anniston) takes some convincing, particularly when she discovers the role involves playing mother to two teenagers.
Getting to Mexico is one thing, returning chock full of illicit drugs is another as the Millers discover they’ve been duped. Naturally, plenty of camping adventures and cartel confrontations are lampooned as the new family bond. Playing for laughs, director Rawson Marshall Thurber occasionally hits the right note (Kathryn Hahn is there, after all) but the thin, predictable premise soon runs out of air.
Rating: 40%
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence, Skyscaper)
Writer: Bob Fisher (Overboard, Wedding Crashers), Steve Faber (Wedding Crashers, TV’s Married…with Children), Sean Anders (Instant Family, That’s My Boy), John Morris (Instant Family, Horrible Bosses)
Main cast: Jason Sudeikis (TV’s Saturday Night Live, Ted Lasso), Jennifer Anniston (Dumplin‘, The Good Girl), Kathryn Hahn (Bad Moms, Captain Fantastic)
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