Keeping Up With The Joneses

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	Zach Galifianakis	Jeff Gaffney
	Isla Fisher	Karen Gaffney
	Jon Hamm	Tim Jones
	Gal Gadot	Natalie Jones
	Patton Oswalt	Scorpion
	Ming Zhao	Scorpion's Girlfriend
	Matt Walsh	Dan Craverston
	Maribeth Monroe	Meg Craverston
	Michael Liu	Yang
	Kevin Dunn	Carl Pronger
	Dayo Abanikanda	Cool Man
	Henry Boston	Patrick
	Jack McQuaid	Mikey
	Bobby Lee	Ricky Lu
	Ying He	Mrs. Lu
	Yi Dong Qian	Mr. Lu
	Ari Shaffir	Oren
	Marc Grapey	Bernie
	Karina Bonnefil	Waitress
	Darin Cooper	Detective
	Angela Ray	Police Officer
	Amy Block	Neighborhood Mom
	Richard Regan Paul	Sanjay
	Andrew Farmer	HR Staffer #1
	Cullen Moss	Guard #1

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Director	Greg Mottola
Writer	Michael LeSieur
Producer	Timothy M. Bourne, H.H. Cooper, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Marc Resteghini, Riyoko Tanaka
Musician	Jake Monaco
Photography	Andrew Dunn

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My quick rating - 6.1/10. A suburban couple (played by Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher) finds their quiet cul-de-sac life thrown into chaos when their impossibly attractive new neighbors (Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm) turn out to be secret agents. As they get entangled in an international espionage plot, hijinks and awkward situations ensue.
This is a spy-comedy that doesn’t reinvent the genre but delivers enough laughs and well-paced action to keep things moving. The cast is undoubtedly the film’s biggest strength—Gadot is always a welcome presence, and Galifianakis brings his usual comedic charm, albeit in a slightly toned-down manner compared to his more outlandish roles. Fisher and Hamm also play their parts well, adding to the chemistry and comedic energy.

While the story is one you’ve seen before, the execution is solid, and the humor lands more often than not. The action sequences are decent, never overstaying their welcome, and they serve their purpose of keeping the comedy flowing. They aren't quite as drawn out or elaborate as Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which is the first movie this reminded me of, but still kept me entertained. Overall, Keeping Up with the Joneses is a light, entertaining watch—nothing groundbreaking, but a fun way to kill some time.

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