Which family is more dysfunctional?

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So these two families have their problems.  Hell, one of them isn't really even a family.  Read on to see which movie get's the nod...


We're the Millers: 2013: ++: CMDY:  This movie had parts of it that were really funny and the premise was similar to other movies but was sufficiently different to make it work.  The actors work well together, especially Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, and Jason Sudeikis.  Overall the movie isn't predictable and kept me laughing but it did remind me a little bit of Pineapple Express at moments. 

However, there were times were it was try a little hard like when they meet the other family whose father is a retire DEA agent, who was similar to the FBI agent who is Tom Arnold in True Lies.  This is somewhat superficial, but he did remind me of that character.  The addition of Ed Helms was one of the best parts of the movie because he gave a performance diametrically different from The Hangover movies.  He had some great lines in this flick and is easily a reason to watch this movie if you appreciated his characters in Hangover I, II, and III.

I had some minor gripes, especially in the beginning when everything and everyone one falls perfectly into place.  However, I laughed when the fake baby gets run over, when they find out how much product they need to ship, when Jennifer dances like a stripper, and when Emma teaches Will Poulter how to kiss and his crush walks in.  That's pretty classic stuff.   I also liked when Will gets stung.  This movie has some great parts in it and was a lighthearted movie to watch and forget about your worries, should you have any::::75%


The Family: 2013:+-:CMDY:  Starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, this movie had some isolated good scenes and spotty acting in it.  These characters have been done so many times that they are almost caricatures of themselves.  De Niro makes that smirk about 20 times in this movie where he distorts his face like he just had a lemon put in his mouth.  Pfeiffer's accent was very reminiscent of her role in Married to the Mob and at times sounded extremely phony sometimes. 

Dianna Agron is a new face in this movie, at least for me, and she put on a pretty good show for most of the movie, but when she had her heart broken, it was a little overkill.  It wasn't terrible though.  Her brother is doing a good job assimilating into the new school system and actually I enjoyed the way he started getting the "rackets" in the school like cheating, homework, extorting cigarette sellers, and even make fake IDs.  Again, this premise has been done in many, many similar movies. 

Tommy Lee Jones was pretty much his common character in every movie.  I enjoyed his part in the movie at times, although more than not, it was too repetitive.  I enjoyed when De Niro beats up the plumber, drags the fertilizer owner by the car, and when Michelle gets kicked out of the church due to her sins.  Luc Besson produced and directed a very cliché film that seemed more of a pet project for his delight than a movie that would be enjoyable and fresh for the public.  The reception was mixed but overall negative.  If it didn't have some many famous actors, it would have surely flopped.  It didn't escape that by great strides though.  A disappointing movie. So much of this movie was rehash.:::::55%

So Meet The Millers takes the cake here although both are not the best movies..