Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.
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Such a frustrating disappointment
A Brilliant Conflict
It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
Just a simple fun movie, a good refreshment away from comedies that are all now about sex and sex talk and lots of bad language. That's why I liked it, it's PG-13 but close to a PG in my opinion
I enjoyed it, but I'm glad I waited until it was free ondemand instead of watching it in the theaters. I like the cast list. Basically, as funny as expected.
I am a big fan of Jon Hamm (Madmen). Michael LeSieur (writer of You,Me, And Dupree) came up with this comedy script about violent means to an end -A suburban couple get into an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies. Hamm's Tim Jones is perfectly dead panned straight man with the uber good looking Gal Gadot as wife Natalie Jones, a tall couple of spies who move into a suburb home next to Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen Gaffney (Isla Fisher). There can be no doubt the couples are physically appealing. Patton Oswalt is Scorpion, who helps make life complicated for everyone. While the film has a lot of action and is pretty lively, the jokes often physical in nature just miss the mark sometimes. There are moments which come close to being inspired but the action stuff being outrageous often gets the feeling of being done before. One thing done here that comes close to porn films but for humor is a little making out between Gadot and the shorter Fisher which comes close to getting steamy hot. That kind of says it all about this one. I like Hamm so I'd watch it again, but a classic film,umm...no but at least it connects the dots and keeps you awake better than some films I'd prefer to snore through.
This is not the best comedy out there but this is also not the worst comedy either.The story wasn't something that would blow someone's mind off. Its jokes are not gonna make someone laughing and rolling on the floor at the same time. But its a movie that is funny and enjoyable enough to make one feel like...'Meh, it was alright' The 75% of the main cast is very attractive. So I must say this is easy on eyes. On the other hand acting of the cast wasn't that great. More than often it felt average and the attractiveness would help swallow some of the bad stuffs happening on the screen.This is a movie no one would watch for a second time(except for those Gadot fans). But its a good enough comedy that deserves to be watched...just once.