This is one of the funniest (and most profanely vulgar) movies I have seen in a long time. Yes, it's predictable but we were surprised and delighted at every twist and turn along the way. Director Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball") made each actor genuinely appealing. I have never been so impressed by Sudeikis or Aniston, while Roberts surprised me with her comic timing and Poulter is in a league of his own.
Here are the amateurs (and the professionals):
- Jason Sudeikis ("Horrible Bosses") is an amateur smuggler; in real life he's a low-end pot dealer, a holdover from his college days.
- Jennifer Aniston ("Wanderlust") is an amateur smuggler; in real life she's a professional stripper. The choreography for her dance is clever.
- Emma Roberts ("Hotel for Dogs") is an amateur smuggler; in real life she's a street kid who robs newspaper vending machines.
- Will Poulter ("Son of Rambow") is an amateur smuggler, in real life he's a dorky student whose mom left for groceries...last Tuesday. (This actor is British!)
- Ed Helms ("The Hangover") is a professional drug kingpin who isn't above a "smidge" of lying and cheating. He's so rich he bought an orca, just because he could.
- Nick Offerman (Lots of TV) is a vacationer in a huge RV just like the one our "family" uses.
- Kathryn Hahn (Lots of TV) is his wife.
- Luis Guzmán ("The Count of Monte Cristo") is a federale who is just looking for a bribe...sorta...
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Here is a sample:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi544319001/
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Here is a sample:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi544319001/
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