November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 27 Phony family attempts drug smuggling Will Poulter, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Emma Roberts pretend to be a family in order to smuggle drugs in ‘We’re the Millers.’ by Dennis Seuling “We’re the Millers” (Warner Home Video) is a road-trip comedy that takes its cue from “The Hangover” by offering lots of R-rated gags and preposterous situations that lead to sitcom-type dangers. David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer who prides himself on the fact that he will not sell to kids. When he is robbed of his stash and cash, he is left in serious debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). To make good -- and assure his own health -- David must become a big-time smuggler by bringing Brad’s latest shipment to the U.S. from Mexico. To give himself cover as a normal family man, he convinces his neighbors to pre- tend to be part of his family. His neighbors include stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and tattooed and pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts). The film’s premise is an interesting one, and several of the gags land, but a lot of opportunities are squandered on predictable bits “borrowed” from other movies. Anis- ton is very funny, but Poulter steals every scene he is in with spot-on comic timing. Be sure to watch all the way through the end credits; there are some neat surprises. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains an extended cut of the film, outtakes, deleted scenes, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Col- lection” (Cohen Media Group) marks the 100th anniversary of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh’s birth with four Brit- ish films that convinced David O. Selznick cast her as Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind.” In “Fire over England” (1936), Leigh portrays Cynthia, a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, who catches the eye of English spy Michael Ingolby, played by Leigh’s future husband, Laurence Oliv- ier. “Dark Journey” (1937) is a romantic thriller that takes place in Sweden during World War I. Leigh is Madeleine, a spy assigned to learn the plans of a German officer (Conrad Veidt). In “Storm in a Teacup” (1937), a newspaper reporter (Rex Harrison) assigned to do a story on a local politician finds himself falling in love with the politician’s daughter (Leigh). “St. Mar- tin’s Lane” (1937) is a comedy co-starring Charles Laughton as a street performer who spots young pickpocket Libby (Leigh) and brings her into his act. Bonus features on this two-disc Blu-ray release include two featurettes with Vivien Leigh biographers and original theatrical trailers. “Russian Ark” (Kino Lorber) is remark- able in that it consists of one unbroken 96- minute tracking shot through the halls of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The film is shot from the point of view of an unseen narrator as he explores the museum and travels through hundreds of years of Russian history, from encoun- ters with Catherine the Great to a sumptu- ous recreation of the last Royal Ball held in the White Palace in 1913. Special features on this Blu-ray release include a making-of documentary including cast and crew inter- views. “JFK 50 Year Ultimate Collector’s Edi- tion” (Warner Home Video) is a five-disc box set containing the Blu-ray edition of (continued on Crossword page)