RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

mhubbard-54657 A fake family, really reps for an unnamed corporate entity, with 2 teenage "children" move into an upper crust neighborhood, with the sole intent of selling various lifestyle brands. They have no other job. The Dad golfs daily and the Mom goes to hair salons and hot yoga classes. The kids attend school. As everyone goes about their daily life, they casually promote various upscale brands, which neighbors soon envy and purchase. They appear like the perfect family on the surface. Everyone wants to emulate their glamorous lifestyle. They are successful with sales, but over time, various glitches in the plan begin to appear. Human emotions and frailties, the natural consequences of greed, and the need for real sexual fulfillment all interfere with working for "the company". There is a death, but also a happy ending.Overall, fairly well done. It will be a little food for thought, as well as some entertainment.

Jackson Booth-Millard I recognised the title of this film, and I remember seeing the trailer or clips and recognising the two leading actors, it had an average rating, but apparently it had some kind of twist, so I gave it a chance. Basically the Joneses: husband/father Steve (David Duchovny), wife/mother Kate (Demi Moore), teenage daughter Jenn (Amber Heard), and teenage son Mick (Benjamin Hollingsworth), have moved to the upscale suburbs. The neighbourhood is filled with upper middle class families, so the new family fit right in; Kate is the leader of a stealth marketing team, wearing many designer labels, while Steve is a successful businessman. Jenn and Mick meanwhile have become the envy of many school students, hip and trendy with all the cool clothes, fast cars and latest gadgets a young person could wish for, despite the fact that Jenn is a closet nymphomaniac, and Mick finds himself mixing with the wrong girls. The Joneses appear to be the perfect family that have it all, a good looking husband and father with a beautiful wife, beautiful children, a big house and many great gadgets, but in fact they all have a hidden agenda, and they are doing everything possible not to expose it, but the neighbours remain suspicious. By the end of the film, the Joneses confess the truth, and none of the neighbourhood were expecting it, in fact the Joneses are not a real family, they have been deliberately put together by Kate's agency to be good looking and show off their goods, they are essentially helping companies for product placement, so with their covers blown, they move on. Also starring Office Space's Gary Cole as Larry Symonds, Glenne Headly as Summer Symonds, Lauren Hutton as KC and Christine Evangelista as Naomi Madsen. Moore and Duchovny have chemistry together, it should be said that they really are in love despite the "twist", it is certainly something different, it makes a very clear message about our culture dominated by consumerism, most of the laughs come from the odd moments, it is a very average but amusing enough satirical comedy drama. Worth watching!

bg11215 There's something really compelling about this movie: I thought it was very well cast, well directed and well played by all. It keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what the big secret of this "family" is; I assumed they were spies or something. Once I found out, I thought what they do for a living was pretty implausible--as if they would network with enough people in their community to cause such measurable spikes in sales of consumer goods, let alone generate enough income to justify their lavish cover lifestyle. But if you can get past that, it works really well, and thematically is about how little we really know the people around us, even (or especially) our neighbors. I really liked the character arcs--that's what makes this movie work so well in my opinion--especially that of the "son" being gay. That was definitely unexpected and takes the story to new depths. Overall it was kind of American Beauty-esque both in theme and how we follow each character and get to see them for who they really are. In fact it seems to pay homage to American Beauty in more than one or two ways. On the one hand that seems like a cheap rip off, but on the other hand, overall the film works and has enough original and good elements to keep you interested. Plus AB is my all time favorite movie so I don't mind at all.I thought this film had a rare depth and I was really invested in the story & characters from the first frame to the credits. A really well made film. Oh and p.s., casting Lauren Hutton was a master stroke on an already superb cast.

dansview I hate that so many movies mock suburbia, because I think suburbia is a nice concept, and that there are many wonderful hard working, well meaning people in suburbs.But I do think the concept of this movie is quite clever. Duchovny is the reason it works, if it does at all. He was very natural and appealing as a guy who has gotten by his whole life on low key charm and good looks. He was a nice guy, so we rooted for him. That saved the picture.Thankfully we see the human and redemptive side of these people, which is something we rarely see in satires about dishonesty or materialism. I just wish there could have been more character development and some profound statements about materialism or what matters in life, the way the movie Network did so well. We get character development about Duchovny in a round-about sort of way, but not enough or any on the others in the family, or the neighbors.I enjoyed the Atlanta suburbs setting and the products themselves. I almost felt like the "ripple effect" was affecting me personally. I wanted their cars and gadgets too.Demi Moore has played so many tough characters over the years. She rarely shows sweetness in her facial expressions. There were parts in this one where she should have, but she didn't or couldn't. Maybe she doesn't remember how. It seems she often plays a woman trying to keep up with men in man-dominated fields. (A Few Good Men, G.I.Jane,etc.) Not a bad movie. I was pleasantly surprised by the happy ending and the moral resolve. That's rare. No wonder it didn't make any money though. Not much violence, no profanity, no special effects, and only very brief nudity. There were also no A-listers. Moore is not one anymore.Worth seeing though.