The Joneses
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: April 16, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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12
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17
Negative:
1
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83
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
The Joneses turns out to be a smart little comedy that tosses some sharp little darts at our consumer-driven culture. Read full review
75
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
The Joneses manages a deft blend of the sexy, the sad and the silly. And Borte doles out his secrets and surprises in ways that make it easy to keep up with these Joneses. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
Except for slipping on a third-act soapbox, The Joneses is a deft allegory of the greed and coveting that led to the recession. At times, you wonder if something like this scam could really happen, or does. Read full review
75
ObserverRex Reed
Surprising, inventive and crisply, merrily written and directed by Derrick Borte, The Joneses is a brisk, captivating entertainment. Think Ozzie and Harriet on speed. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The beauty of The Joneses is that the salesmen are as much the victims as the people they're deceiving. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
Before it gives itself a chance to deliver on that promise, however, it morphs into something different -- something often resembling a soap opera, just with prettier sets and less-passionate smooching. Read full review
70
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A sharp sendup of suburban conformity and American materialism, The Joneses does burn through its credit by the end. But it's flashy enough to catch our eye, and keep our interest nearly all the way through. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Solid performances from David Duchovny (in a cleaned-up version of his Californication character), Demi Moore (defying age), Ben Hollingsworth, and Amber Heard can't save the movie when the screenplay goes as limp as a noodle and turns into a long string of clichés. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
The spoof of consumerism scores some predictable points, but the tidy ending is a sell-out to the ultimate marketing machine: Hollywood. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Though it's entertaining when the tone is light, The Joneses can't quite keep up with this sort of complexity. Read full review
63
Washington PostDan Kois
Unfortunately, the movie's second half drags, never again achieving the first half's level of narrative dexterity. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Crass materialism and ridiculous marketing ploys are skewered by writer/director Derrick Borte in this uneven cautionary tale that starts off incisively funny, then devolves into preachiness. Read full review
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