We're the Millers Film Review

This is the lighthearted feel good comedy of the year, filled with laughs from start to finish (and I mean deep in the belly, laugh out loud laughs), this is a must see summer flick!

In a nutshell the film follows a small time drug dealer David (Jason Sudeikis from Horrible Bosses), being forced to turn into a drug smuggler (‘there’s a difference’) to settle a debt. However, David quickly realises he will get across the boarder to Mexico easier if he enlists a fake family to help him. This includes Stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a homeless girl Kacey (Emma Roberts) and his simple neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter).

Clearly things don’t run smoothly for the family and mishaps and plenty of comedy genius and slapstick occur.

Despite the fact that the film is filled with ‘stupid humor’, the film doesn’t lose its emotional ties with the audience. A good way to describe it is a more meaningful and believable version of Hangover 3!

Jennifer Aniston played her role as a stripper brilliant, but still presented the usual Jennifer we know and love. (Trust me you will not forget her roots!) And I’m not being funny but if you weren’t’ in love with her already you will be after you see her banging bod!! Sudeikis also played his role down to a treat, capturing the battle between selfishness and selflessness.

But the real star I have to say is Will Poulter. His scenes were pure comedy genius, you will never listen to TLC the same again!

I can’t wait for the DVD to come out and this will definitely be my go to hungover/ ill/ lazy DVD. (It’s up there with Forgetting Sarah Marshall.)

And whatever you do stay during the credits, as the last scene is the funniest part of the film!

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Kick Ass 2 Review

So I finally went and saw Kick Ass 2 and I have to say it did not disappoint me! However I have had a little gander on the old inter-web to see what other people were thinking of the film and I was shocked to find the majority does not love the film!

One guy actually says that the film is: ‘A cancerous pretender promising something different but only offering up crass costumed zeroes’. Wow! (Here’s his review so I don’t get done for plagiarism http://thepopcornjunkie.com/2013/08/24/review-kick-ass-2/ … My English Literature degree has clearly been imprinted on my brain!)

So I may be on my own in liking this film (well me and my boyfriend may be alone in liking it), but I’m going to put forward why I don’t agree with the other reviewers floating about.

So before going into my rant I’ll briefly go over the plot… basically since Kick Ass was last about tonnes of masked ‘superheroes’ have appeared on the streets and Dave has come back to his ‘superhero’ ways and joins his new ‘heroes’.  However, Mindy is struggling to live a normal high school life and let go off hit Girl for good. Then Red Mist comes back into the picture as a new ‘super villain’  ‘The Mother Fucker’. Lots of fighting goes down.

So the main objection from the blogger-sphere is that the film is unoriginal and too gruesome. My counter-point to this is,

1.     It’s a sequel- therefore has to follow on from the previous film.

2.     If you don’t like violence/ gruesome stuff- don’t watch Kick Ass 2! There’s no excuse you’ve seen the first film with murder and people dying in giant microwaves!

I personally didn’t think the film was ‘un-original’, yes it didn’t have the shock factor of the first film, but that’s because the first film was completely original and nothing like any other film. (Apart from spoofing other superhero films.) Whereas this film is a SEQUEL so there’s going to be similarities with the first film. However I liked the way the film basically showed how the fucked up Kick Ass kids dealt with adolescents. (My personal favorite bit was the Union Jay section- mindless teenage girls will understand.)

I found it extremely funny and would def watch again. It’s got characters to love, super villains to love to hate and Jim Carey without the stupid faces. Class.

If you’re easily offended don’t watch this film, but if you can enjoy the lighter sides of the film and bare some violence then watch Kick Ass 2 as it won’t disappoint.

Gone Girl aka Literary chocolate (dark, addictive, mind blowing)

Firstly sorry for lack of blog-age, a life of unemployment is surprisingly taxing!

I jumped on the bandwagon and started reading Gillian Flynn’s ‘in’ book at the moment ‘Gone Girl’. And I have to say there’s a reason all eyes are on this book… it is Amazing! (And not just because of Amy.)

I won’t give away any spoilers or plot twists but basically the story is about a wife that goes missing (hence the title, admittedly not that creative ha) and the narrator alternates from Nick and Amy’s point of view (the husband and wife).

This book had me hooked from the word go (or more accurately ‘When’). It is extremely clever and full of plot twists along the away. You think you’ve worked it out then boom there’s a never layer to the onion. (Shrek reference.) I was constantly questioning everything in the book, never sure quite what was going on. (Love a bit of literary mind games in a thriller.) Aaaannnndd the best bit is there is a serious bit of modern feminism going on. (Hoorah for bra burners.) Flynn addresses some real issues and stereotypes … ‘Cool Girls’ beware the jigs up.

If you are looking for something that will have you hooked and you’ll probably read in two sittings. Read. This. Now!

Ohhh and it's going to be turned into a movie, so there's even more reason to read this NOW.