Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)

2017071X:*
I started watching this movie today starting with the car escape action sequence. And while I don't remember when, but I had watched the car escape action sequence once before.

*14/15/16, but also before The NeverEnding Story.

[20171112]

20171112:
Today I watched the first part of the movie which I never saw before.

In any case, about a fourth of the movie is spent slowly setting up the story. Considering the expected genre, this could have been condensed and traded for more action.

For comparison, I vaguely remember Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), but I'd be willing to say it is a better movie than Keeping Up with the Jones.

Overall, the movie lacks enough action and has a mediocre plot. I would generally advise not watching it.

Instant Comments:
1b: Hahaha. "If I find pictures of her ass on his phone, BJ night is canceled."
1b: Siri messes up the recording.
1b: Haha. "There is a Chinese word for cul-de-sac."
1b: That wriggling snake...
1b: Ha! "We do it really fast in case the kids come running into our room."
1b: "I could crack a walnut down there if I needed to."
1b: After the weak/strong Karen line, I went to IMDb to look up the actress who played Natalie Jones. I learned it was an actress named Gal Gadot, but I hadn't heard of that name before. Going to her IMDb page, I was surprised to find that she was Wonder Woman (in Wonder Woman)! I couldn't believe I didn't recognize she was Wonder Women. Though in all fairness, she does appear to be taller and skinnier in this movie than in Wonder Woman.
1b: Also Isla Fisher looks like Amy Adams. Though when compared side-to-side, I still like Amy Adams more.
1b: I started watching some scenes I had already seen and they made more sense.
1b: A lot more time passed in the Joneses' conversation than seemed to pass from the Gaffney's point of view.
1b: The one thing I was thinking though, was that even though Dan had logged in using Jeff's computer, wouldn't he have had to put in his own login information?
1a: Tim was worried the Gaffneys wouldn't make it in time (they need to arrive in 45 minutes) because they started having sex. But they finished in under a minute.
1a=2017071X, 1b=20171112

Watched the second half (last 50 minutes) on 2017071X (television), the first half (first 55 minutes) on 20171112
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) Greg Mottola. 105 min

Relevant Links:
Keeping Up with the Joneses (IMDb.com)
Keeping Up with the Joneses (RottenTomatoes.com)
Keeping Up with the Joneses (film) (Wikipedia.org)


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