Duchovny finally hits his big screen stride as a sophisticated charmer in a movie about product placement where the subject matter probably financed the film.

At the end Steve Jones tried to show human side of marketing, but all he achieved was weakness. He is the blankest character in that extraordinary family, where all modern cliches emerged. Nevertheless, the idea is appreciated among us, slightly paranoid kin.

This cautionary tale might be easier to swallow if all that stuff didn't look like it came from a Sky Mall catalog.

It's actually a fantastic concept, but they had difficulty meshing the tones of absurdity, comedy, romance, and dark drama that they tried to establish, which makes it fall apart somewhat during the conclusion.

It lacks the satirical bite to achieve greatness, but I found the central concept clever enough that I'd recommend it.

Very original and a great cast

The Joneses needed a tighter focus, or perhaps it just needed to avoid degenerating into a clichéd and uninteresting film. It starts off great, and continues on that path until midway through, but then it declines quickly, like a roller coaster once it reaches its peak. It's easily watchable thanks to the actors, but if you're hoping to take away anything from the film -- it does want to be a satire, at times, anyway -- you'll be disappointed.

great idea,but they've got in a whole wrong of genre with it. would be a lot better without ending like this or ending at all.

It starts off well, but everything falls apart in the 2cnd half.

Interesting film, and decent enough to be enjoyed. I found the film was not thrilling to watch, but it did get me thinking about the logic behind our behaviour around the things we own. Its a nice insight into some modern day dillemas.

it was okay

Very interesting idea. If they had held back a bit on the cheesy parts this could have been a great film! But even with the ending it's still very enjoyable.

Interesting idea developed very weakly. Pleasant actors with OK chemistry. Pleasant to watch and forget.

"A high-concept premise too-tidily comments on its underlying subject matter in The Joneses." - Nick Schager

#10#, hype, story, (casting).

An intriguing premise, a solid cast, but there are no repercussions for anything that happens. Daughter almost breaks up a marriage; nothing comes of it. Son almost kills a girl; nothing comes of it. Husband inadvertently causes a dude to kill himself; nothing comes of it. There's a pretty good idea for a movie here, but that's all there is. The execution, when it isn't lacking altogether, simply doesn't make any sense, and the tacked-on happy ending rings false in just about every way.

5+ pretty good

A snoozer that seemed to have a lot of unrealized potential.

Manages to hold interest though a fairly poor ending. Could of changed a few things narrative wise.

An interresting premise, but chickens out at the end.

For what the film is, I thought it was enjoyable. There is a strong underlying tone which I felt was good. I would have preferred the ending to be slightly different though. My only main complaint was that none of the camera angles were stable, which was annoying. Oh, and Amber Heard - could anyone be more attractive?

Strange, flat hybrid of rom-com, satire and social commentary which fires off in multiple directions but can't seem to find its footing or focus (odd, seemingly irrelevant tragic elements introduced at the deneumont are especially baffling). Hard to know what the point is, despite an intriguing premise; that the film remains at least consistently watchable is testament to the excellent performances (Moore in particular has never been better as the hardened pragmatist).

Enjoyable satire with a great - and original - premise. Duchovny, Moore and Cole are all very good and the only thing holding the movie back is that it isn't quite dark or edgy enough.

Good film. Original premise, well written, well acted. Should have been darker though. I would have liked to see in greater detail the lengths different neighbors would go to, just to keep up. Also, the insidious and subversive nature of materialism in our society was not explored nearly enough.

I didn't hate this but it could have been a lot better. It did do a good job showing the neurosis of anyone in sales and how people are treated as walking dollar signs when it comes to marketing. Reminds of why I no longer work in sales... you truly must be a soulless capitalist. Oh god... retail flashbacks ahhhhhhhhh.

It's got tone problems but the clever set up and solid lead performances make it very enjoyable.

It could have been good but I don't feel they really addressed the monstrosity of its premise

Great premise, okay execution. Would have benefited from tapping into a darker vein. Imagine this being filtered through the brain of Solondz? Solid performances can't hide the fact that the vain consumerism that the couple next door - and society - are caught in is the most interesting point. The theme of the capitalist system feeding on itself and spitting out corpses left and right (i bet you can't tell my political persuasion!) is not explored through a glass (sufficiently) darkly.