Keeping Up with the Joneses

Jeff and Karen Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher) are a cream of wheat boring couple who get sucked into the exciting world of international espionage when their new neighbors Tim and Natalie Jones (Jon Hamm and Gal Godot) move into the neighborhood. As it turns out, Tim and Natalie are spies, but can they withstand the rigors of suburbia?thejonesesDirected by Greg Mottle and written by Michael LeSieur this goofy and straightforward bumbling comedy continues on familiar ground for fans of Mr and Mrs. Smith, Spy, and Date Night, all films that have dipped from the same watering hole within the last ten years; that is to say, we’re not even close to getting an original idea at this stage of the game. Meanwhile no strangers to comedy, Galifianakis and Fisher make a reasonable effort to put a little shine on this perfectly harmless chucklefest as Hamm and Godot seem aptly equipped to portray mysterious operatives. No real awards to be given or received here, perhaps consider this one later when it’s on rerun in a few months on cable.