Keeping Up with the Joneses

  • 2016


MOVIE IS comedic desperate disposable predictable suburban
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27 %
19 % Rotten
$ 4 Million
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Positive Reviews 37
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Average Rating 2.2/5
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3.0
But laughs arent too much to ask, and when your movie has about a 1:1 ratio of product placement to truly funny jokes, thats difficult to defend.Direc .. Av Club
3.0
His latest effort, however, the suburban spy comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses, feels less like a fresh take and more like a unnecessary retread of e .. EW
2.5
That is exactly the sensation I had while watching this film, a wildly inconsequential action comedy that contains a couple of genuine laughs but whic .. Rogerebert
4.0
This satisfyingly irreverent action comedy is just what the doctor ordered for viewers for longing for a fun escape. Common Sense Media
3.0
The most surprising thing about Keeping Up with the Joneses isnt that its actually funny, but that some touching unlikely friendships emerge amidst th .. Indie Wire
2.0
Its far fetched middle class fantasy!.About outrageously typical people! Variety
2.5
I know, sincerity is a funny word to describe an espionage goof where houses explode, but itd be nice if most if not all comedies could tell a story w .. We Got This Covered
1.0
Some of Hollywoods wildest talents are wasted on an espionage comedy that doesnt know how to cut loose. Time Out
1.0
A pair of staid suburbanites find their dull life stirred by the arrival of impossibly glamorous neighbours. The Guardian
2.0
The umpteenth runout for the old suburban squares versus sexy superspies plot unfolds in predictable fashion. The Guardian
0.6
The saddest thing about Keeping Up with the Joneses is that it appears sincere in its attempt to fill the comedy void that only the filmmakers thought ..
1.9
Thats a concept worthy of exploration, especially in comedy, since harsh truths are often more easily delivered with laughs.
2.0
And thats a real problem for a romantic action comedy thats always going more for humour, with a touch of sweet natured romance, than thrills. Screen Daily
2.0
Its been obvious for a while now, but bears repeating: At a time when were spoiled with satisfyingly funny small screen options, laugh challenged mult .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Explosions and gunfire predictably ensue once the undercover operation unravels, ensnaring the Gaffneys in a silly plot to identify the insider sellin ..
2.5
One way to end the scourge of TV is better than film articles is to stop making movies like Keeping Up With the Joneses, a pedestrian comedy that almo .. The New York Times
2.5
But theres something not quite right; this one needed more time in the oven.
1.3
But these reasons never come.Instead, we get a weak action comedy that pushes and strains, thats never really funny and never exciting. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Its just a shame the action is ham fisted when it should have been Hamm fisted.
1.5
But while Keeping Up With The Joneses story structure is competent, it fails because in between its construction its just nowhere near funny enough.It .. Cinema Blend
1.5
Theres no reason this shouldnt have been a light, fun little caper comedy with some great action. JoBlo
2.0
Despite a fun premise, Keeping Up with the Joneses is a mildly entertaining comedy thats very generic. Screen Rant
1.9
The cast is as pale as the residents that would realistically be welcome in a wealthy American suburb and yet, the jokes that take aim at this abiding .. The Globe And Mail
1.0
Ho ho ho.).There is something to be said for a comedy that makes its characters sheer lack of wit its central conceit, that succeeds in making us laug .. Village Voice
1.3
Yeah, but Panda Express doesnt serve PANDA does IT.Galifianakis, staring at a recent string of big screen flops, delivers here and there. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
The plot is a jumble.The whole endeavor is poorly conceived and executed without anything special to recommend it. ReelViews
3.0
10 1 4 / 10 Spy comedies are all the rage these days, recently explored in the aptly titled Spy and last springs disaster, The Brothers Grimsby. Keepi .. Blu Ray
2.5
Gadot (the new Wonder Woman in a forthcoming franchise) and Hamm are so impossibly good looking that theres a certain amount of amusement in just seei .. Chicago Reader
3.1
he entire thing almost saved by a quartet of performances that are much better than the material they serve. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
The films cast sells the idea more than the script which is content to recycle sight gags and a climax weve seen many times or direction which allows ..
2.5
Its ultimately impossible not to wonder what drew the talented folks in front of (and behind) the camera to such stale material, and its difficult to .. Reel Film Reviews
1.0
Even by mainstream studio comedy standards, Keeping Up with the Joneses is poor. The Times
3.0
The laughs are hit or miss, occasionally buoyed by Galifianakis random absurdity or a surprising sight gag but otherwise unremarkable. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The movie is yet another James Bond spoof, no more imaginative than it needs to be. Yet the familiar ingredients are very nicely balanced. News Review
3.0
That said, and after a slow start, this latest take on such a familiar film scenario is kind of fun, though the material isnt always up to its calibre .. Radio Times
3.0
It would be fun to see Hamm in a well made spy caper, but this isnt it. Screen It
1.0
You cant even be mad at something this disposable and negligible, just irritated. The Wrap
2.5
Its premise is zany (if overly familiar), its cast is an appealing mix of comedic actors and glamorous stars, and while it never packs a real belly la .. News Day
1.0
In this laugh free turkey, one couples humdrum suburban life gets a turbocharge when an exciting new couple moves into their cul de sac. Film Journal
1.9
Joneses never really upends its initial premise, which is that impossibly good looking people are cooler than the rest of us. Thats not comedy, thats .. New York Post
3.8
It isnt the most original premise in the world, but it is a lot of fun, thanks to the quality of the cast. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Its a tired formula, and like Natalies kitchen, its one lacking in spice. Az Central
2.0
As a result, not only is the film laughless and utterly lacking in visual style, but its also a victim of star overexposure. Npr
1.9
Each offers a game performance but without a sharp script feeding them comedy, there is nothing intrinsically hilarious about them. Star Tribune
1.5
Take True Lies and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Remove wit, sexy charm, and satire on marriage. This is a recipe for a movie anyone wants to see
1.5
The movie doesnt seem to recognize the comedic potential in idiotic and inept defense contractor employees, or even just the interpersonal politics of ..
2.0
Thanks largely to them, this is a lovely film, full of exuberance and charm. Daily Mail
3.0
Riffing on other suspect your neighbours movies such as The Burbs, Arlington Road and Rear Window update Disturbia, Keeping Up with the Joneses sustai .. Flim List
3.0
Plodding, predictable and thoroughly routine, Keeping Up With the Joneses is an action comedy thats neither particularly exciting nor funny. Film Inquiry
2.5
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES SYNOPSIS: Jeff Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis) and his wife Karen (Isla Fisher) live in a quiet cul de sac in the suburbs wher ..
1.5
Susan Grangers review of Keeping Up With the Joneses (20th Century Fox) Dying is easy.Comedy is difficult. Susang Ranger
1.5
Hollywood comedies hardly exist anymore because Hollywood ordinariness doesnt exist anymore. New Yorker
3.0
Still, at its best Keeping Up with the Joneses riffs on something very real: the existential loneliness of living in a place thats just too perfect. Time
2.0
All are strangely unfunny in this sluggish comedy that draws the characters very broadly, doesnt contain nearly enough good jokes and drags out a thin .. Express
3.1
This serviceable action comedy doesnt feel ambitious in the least, as the cast hardly stretches to play mild mannered suburbanites and the secret agen .. Boston Globe
2.0
Galifianakis has made a career on deadpan awkward humor (and hes very good at that). Uproxx
2.0
The actors are barely going through the motions, the screenplay is sloppily constructed, and the direction from the usually reliable Greg Mottola (Sup .. Las Vegas Weekly
1.5
I think its stupid and lazy and it wouldnt know a joke if it bit it on its khaki clad ass. Pajiba
3.0
The movie actually picks up steam as it moves along the villain reveal is a fine surprise and if its lessons about friendship and teamwork dont fully .. Detroit News
0.6
From the musty premise, one can see every joke coming right up Maple Circle.Experienced humor artistes get set adrift, comic timing goes out the windo .. Groucho Reviews
2.0
(CNN) Keeping Up With the Joneses is as blandly generic as its title, a comedy that telegraphs every beat with a one sentence description of the premi .. Cnn
3.0
The payoff works and the overall arc avoids certain genre cliches. Forbes
3.0
As well as a taste for danger unsatisfied by their comfortable but predictable life. Herald Sun
1.5
All four leads never really click, but man, do they clunk whenever the script goes from apologetically average to aggressively so. Herald Sun
3.0
Harmless yet ineffective and deeply underwhelming, itll find a long life on basic cable. The Play List
3.0
Keeping Up With The Joneses is smarter and funnier than it needs to be for a studio action comedy. Thats something, these days. Now Toronto
1.3
Keeping Up With The Joneses is definitely not worth keeping up with. Film Ink
2.0
Despite being directed by Gregg Mottola (Superbad, Paul), the comic scenes play out with often banal interplay that barely has a whiff of improvised m .. The Age
1.0
With this neutered version of a popularly crazy character comes a comparably dull plot.
3.0
Keeping Up With the Joneses is the sort of strenuous comedy giving zany a bad name. Tamp A Bay
2.5
Sometimes you cant beat a good action comedy, but Keeping Up With The Joneses fails to bring the laughter and is just about passable on the adrenaline .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.5
Take out some of that contemporary stuff above, though, and this movie could have existed at any time since they first started making spy spoofs along .. Nz Herald
2.5
Keeping Up with the Joneses (Official trailer) An ordinary suburban couple finds its not easy keeping up with the Joneses their impossibly gorgeous an .. Kansas City
3.0
So these Joneses arent too hard to keep up with.A brisk walk should do it. The Stranger
3.0
The set pieces here are largely unoriginal, and the laughs are sparse. Cleve Land
4.0
Keeping Up With the Joneses might have been more enjoyable if alert viewers couldnt guess whats actually happening with the title characters before Ka .. Ar Kansas Online
3.5
The Gaffneys arent thrown feet first into dangerous espionage and the Joneses arent bored silly by their tame surroundings. Film Racket
2.5
1 of 4 View Caption This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows, Isla Fisher, left, and Zach Galifianakis in Keeping Up With The Joneses. Sltrib
2.0
Scoring laughs with this group should be like shooting fish in a barrel, but instead its shooting nothing but blanks. Punch Drunk Critics
1.0
There was a decent idea here: what if a couple of international superspies (Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot, appropriately fabulous to behold) were forced to g .. Sandiego Reader
1.5
But while an October release for a turkey like this is unusual, that doesnt make the film itself any less of a waste. Film Journal International ..
3.1
A picture graced with four bright performances but hampered by a plot that felt recycled even back when Millard Fillmore was president. Clclt
1.5
The joke is wait for it that all the mayhem and terror give the boring Gaffneys a new appreciation for their humdrum lives. Seven Day Svt
2.5
It throws in the spy thriller genre for good fun, tonally readjusting when appropriate. National Post
2.0
An unclassifiable but strangely charming combination of reminiscence and fantasy, this is worth seeking out not only for Anderson fans but also for an .. The Australian
2.5
The collision of international espionage thrills and suburban life is familiar territory by now, but the film has some moves of its own. The National
2.0
Looks pretty much like every other comedy spy movie and in its own way is kinda keeping up with the Joneses. Tri City Herald
2.5
Its a funny idea on paper that proves to be a big dud in practice. Fw Weekly
3.8
The fight sequences lack the dizzying fury of a Bourne installment. Hollywood Into To
2.5
Too many dead spots, too many dud jokesits basically the first draft of a good movie.
0.5
The funniest thing about this star studded comedy are the billboards promoting it. Kaplan Vs Kaplan
2.0
Its the kind of movie that could be stomached if you were stuck at home on a rainy Sunday afternoon and you saw it on special for 99 cents on iTunes. .. News
3.0
Most every other 21st century popcorn flick hawking the lighter side of domesticated espionage would either relish the physical disparity between mism .. Willamette Week
2.0
A film with this cast shouldve had a dozen sequences just as funny. Abc News Go
1.9
When a movie thinks its funny and emphasizes that it thinks its funny, more often than not, its not funny. MLive.com
3.0
Keeping Up With the Joneses tickles the funny bone and seduces the imagination. Iol Co Za
2.0
Keeping Up With The Joneses has one or two cool moments, but ends up being a flavorless, unfunny and disposable comedy. A great cast is wasted and the ..
2.0
This is a comedy thats in desperate need of its own identity and Mottola cant find that identity even with the spirited performance of Galifianakis. FanboyNation.com
2.0
There are a few genuinely funny moments, but I felt like the movie didnt deserve my interaction, purely because of its laziness.The best comedy is in .. The Mercury
1.5
The only redeemable thing about this film, is the performance of its cast. However, the material simply isnt worthy of their efforts. Enfil Me
3.0
The casts commitment to this zaniness makes the story of suburban spycraft more enjoyable than you would initially expect. Chesapeake Family
4.5
Its exhausting to see his talent wasted as an extended comedic cameo.
3.0
This film may singlehandedly create an uptick in sexy underwear sales.
3.0
Harmlessly funny, albeit immediately forgettable, the only surprise about Keeping Up With the Joneses is that it didnt get a summertime theatrical rel .. All Movie
4.0
As usual with action comedies, the presence of one genre dilutes the other. Bk Mag
2.5
Theres more novelty and suspense in watching Isreali supermodel and actress Godot fly through a plate glass window wearing Prada than watching Galifia .. Ex Press
1.5
Overall, the film just feels like the writers and crew just gave up. The Daily Times (Tennessee ..
3.0
Saying this, the film is gently funny, not hilarious, and it mostly works. Four Three Film
3.1
Keeping Up with the Joneses is a fun, silly comedy with few pretensions and an extremely likeable cast. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
1.5
But Keeping Up with the Joneses doesnt seem to have a comedic bone in its movie body. Movies With Mae
2.5
Still, the modest film manages to raise enough modest laughs to pass the time, just. Arts Hub
1.5
The dialogue feels clunky and forced, like youre watching an hour and a half long improv set where nobody really knows where the script is going and e .. Rogues Portal
1.3
The Gaffneys are soon drawn into an intriguing ribaldry with the slick international operatives and just as soon, random explosions, daring window cra ..
1.5
I am not sure why people still think Zach Galifianakis is funny... Pay or Wait
2.5
A spy adventure that despite being powered by an impressive, talented cast, is disappointingly dull and devoid of any significant laughs. The Express Tribune (Pakis ..
1.5
All in all, this movie is just sort of nothing. Its not going to make you angry that it exists, but its not gonna make you happy either. It simply occ .. Jamaica Gleaner
1.0
The issue though is that while its essentially the films highlight it still fails to initiate any sort of laughter or properly get your blood pumping .. Hub Pages
1.0
The cast is talented and the concept has potential, but Keeping Up with the Joneses chooses the painfully unamusing, preposterously ludicrous, and tra .. Reel Run Down



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