Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)

Genre: Comedy / Action

Directed by: Greg Mottola

Cast: Zack Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, Gail Gadot

Running time: 105 minutes

Jeff and Karen Gaffney are a down-to-earth and plain suburban couple living in a cozy and beautiful cul-de-sac in Atlanta. Their calm lifestyle takes a sharp turn when Tim and Natalie Jones move next door. Karen soon starts suspecting the Joneses of being spies. At first, Jeff is too enamored with his new neighbors to believe it, but, soon enough, the Gaffneys are embroiled in a massive case of espionage that involves Jeff’s workplace.

This new release has been bashed by critics, but, in my humble opinion, this is a fun little movie that needs to be taken for what it is meant to be: Entertainment. All four main actors gave decent performances, though Jon Hamm basically played the kind of role he is known for, and the script contained many good jokes. There were some weaker moments, and the strong ones were not earth-shatteringly funny, but I was still entertained by this film. All things considered, it was a fun time at the movies.

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