You won't be disappointed!

People are voting emotionally.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

If you're thinking about seeing this movie, stop reading. If you go in knowing too much about it, you will enjoy it far less. Just a warning. Basic plot summary: perfect family moves into great neighborhood, taking said neighborhood by storm. But all is not what it seems. That is ALL you need to know.Myself, I was just a fan of Duchovny and Moore, I had no clue about the other actors and just went in head first. Fairly early into the movie, before it was revealed, I said to myself, "These people are professional trendsetters. My God, what a great idea for a movie!" They're actually called 'stealth marketers' or some such terms. They do exist in the real world, but usually for something like cool people buying certain drinks in upscale bars to get others to buy them-as far as we know (wink wink).All the actors are brilliant, and there's even Mr. Lumbergh (Gary Cole)! There are no dead spots or extraneous exposition, everything fits and is well paced. Lots of little moments of sly, subtle humor, no loud belly laughs here. The fantastic premise of the movie is fleshed out by the exploration of the characters personal lives and this draws the majority of the movie going public in. How much would you give up for great personal wealth? To look at the answer, just look at the world around us. This movie asks, 'is it worth it'?Do you know why you like what you like? How do you know? Bill Hicks, the late comedian, once told his audience, "If there's anyone in sales in the audience-go kill yourselves. No I'm not joking, just kill yourselves". If Bill Hicks were to pitch a movie to Hollywood, it might look something like this. After a lot of 'notes' I'm sure.

I think that as a whole this movie is very well done. It's a good story with an interesting base and solid performances from all the actors. This film can be basically taken (but not limited to) two different ways. Either this film is just plain entertainment; a Friday night filler with the family, or this is a message to the consumers of the world. We have to be careful who we believe out there. Everybody is trying to sell something. A person applying for a job is trying to sell their work ethic. Your blind date is trying to sell their personality. This world is full of advertisements vying for your attention and it won't be long before establishments like the Joneses unit exist in the world. There is a line that Steve uses while trying to sell his watch to his golf buddies- "It's all about who leaves with the most toys." If you want to live that way then fine, that's your choice, but just see what that did to the Joneses and all of their neighbors. It's definitely something to think about. Then again, maybe it's just a movie. It all depends on how you want to see it.

This is a serious comedy, or a dark satire if you like. Caricature if the perfect family of four. Rich, happy, successful, no less than three Audi's in the drive way, a wast wardrobe to choose from, all wearing Gucci and Rolex, playing golf, moving into a prosperous neighborhood. Not easy to be they neighbors. Are their life really that perfect? Are they just keeping up the appearances? You bet!The cast is doing great, well instructed, which makes this a more interesting comedy than I thought it was. Not your average Hollywood comedy garbage. This is well worth a watch, and gives certain perspectives.I like the lace of the film. It's sleek, good soundtrack, well balanced effects, really appealing. A great comedy about the modern consumer society and what makes it tick. Addiction to the newest, to the need for a perfect life.

Well, "The Joneses" is a movie that shows people living the "american dream"; they are a perfect "family", with health, beauty and money. However, everything they do/are is fake; they aren't related, nor have any friendship at all. They are simple people who pretend to be a perfect family in order to sell products to make more and more money. Even thought sometimes the plot seems to be absurd, as the movie goes, we remember every weird thing people do to make money, which makes the movie look very realistic. Characters have some good development, but I strongly disliked when Kate ended up leaving the fake husband to stay with real Steve-- it was a scene completely cliché and incoherent for Demi Moore's character, considering all she seemed to be during the movie. All in all, even thought we don't have big surprises or tough moments, the movie is very original and leaves spectator with a reflection, which is surprising for a current film.