As a fan of The Vampire Diaries, I’m always interested when Nina Dobrev shows up in a movie. The last one I saw her in was 2021’s Christmas movie, Love Hard. And with Adam Devine and Pierce Brosnan in The Out-Laws, I was definitely interested in checking it out.

Bank manager Owen (Devine) and yoga instructor Parker (Dobrev) are about to get married. Parker’s parents, Billy (Brosnan) and Lilly (Ellen Barkin), have been absent from her life but they have finally emailed her to say they will be attending the wedding. Shortly after they arrive, Owen’s bank is robbed by the Ghost Bandits. Owen is pretty sure Parker’s parents are the Bandits but before he can completely confirm his suspicious, Parker is kidnapped by Billy and Lilly’s former bank robbing partner, Rehan (Poorna Jagannathan). Rehan demands five million dollars or she will kill Parker. Desperate to save his future wife, Owen helps Billy and Lilly rob banks to save her.

The plot of the movie was obvious from the title. As soon as I saw that Owen was a bank manager, I knew Parker’s parents were going to rob him. The only thing I didn’t know was that Parker wasn’t in on it. I expected there to be a twist that she had been setting him up the entire time but, no, she was actually completely innocent. Which was nice. I liked that they didn’t turn Owen’s pure love for her into something that would break his heart. No, this is just a story of a man who loves a woman so much that he would do anything for her. And parents who are kinda crappy.

I did enjoy The Out-Laws a lot. It helps that I don’t mind Adam Devine’s acting. I’m sure he gets on a lot of people’s nerves but I find him charming. And he is a really good comic actor. There isn’t a ton of comedy here but all of it does fall on Devine’s shoulders. And he handles it well. I would definitely say this is one to check out.

Rating: B