Keeping Up with the Joneses [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Greg Mottola Greg Mottola

Overview

An ordinary suburban couple (Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher) discover that their hospitable new neighbors (Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot) are actually government spies. Soon, all four of them are caught up in an international espionage imbroglio. Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) directed this action comedy.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/17/2017
UPC:	0024543322870
Original Release:	2016
Source:	20th Century Fox
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	10,164

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Zach Galifianakis	Jeff Gaffney,Diner Customer
Jon Hamm	Tim Jones
Isla Fisher	Karen Gaffney
Gal Gadot	Nataline Jones
Matt Walsh	Dan Craverston,Actor
Maribeth Monroe	Meg Craverston
Patton Oswalt	Scorpion
Ming Zhao	Scorpion's Girlfriend
Michael Liu	Yang,Actor
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
Matt McHugh	Guard #2
Jona Xiao	Stacey Chung
Sharon Gee	Stacey's Mom
Lauren Revard	Margaret
Rishik Patel	Dhameer
Scott Allen Perry	Henchmen
Massi Furlan	Henchman
Andre Pushkin	Henchman
Pamela Dumit Conover	HR Staffer #2
Kristina Case	Wife
Adrienne Ballenger	Hostess
Dennise Renae Larson	Actor
Fred Galle	Jack
Inder Kumar	Coffee patron
Mason Pike	Hotel Visitor
BreeAnna Marie	Pool Reveler/Party Goer
Jake Monaco	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael LeSieur

Greg Mottola	Director
Walter Parkes	Producer
Laurie MacDonald	Producer
Michael LeSieur	Screenwriter
Timothy M. Bourne	Executive Producer,Producer
Marc Resteghini	Executive Producer,Producer
Charlene Lee	Casting
Rachel Tenner	Casting
Jackie Burch	Casting
Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm	Casting
Mike Filosa	Sound Mixer,Sound Effects
Steve Ritzi	Stunts
Everett Burrell	Special Effects
T.J. Garland	Sound Effects
Lewis Goldstein	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Humdrum suburban couple Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen Gaffney (Isla Fisher) have just sent their kids away to summer camp, giving them plenty of time to become obsessed with the arrival of new neighbors to their cul-de-sac outside of Atlanta. The picture-perfect new couple on the block are Tim (Jon Hamm) and Natalie Jones (Gal Gadot), a world-travelling socialite duo. But something seems off about their spotless appearance, and Karen commits herself to finding out what their true motives are. So while Jeff develops a man crush on Tim as the vastly different pair bond at an underground snake restaurant and an indoor skydiving facility, Karen takes it upon herself to follow Natalie into a lingerie-store changing room in order to smoke out the truth about their neighbors. Soon enough, Karen's suspicions are confirmed: Tim and Natalie are actually government operatives working to catch a shady employee at Jeff's workplace (he's the bumbling HR man at a huge aerospace defense firm). With their cover blown and the clock ticking, the spies decide to recruit Jeff and Karen for their plot to unmask the criminal at the company. The setup (about the first half of the flick) is at times a joyless undertaking, as screenwriter Michael LeSieur employs some heavy-handed foreshadowing and familiar buddy-comedy constructs. But when the action kicks into gear and the Gaffneys become central to the Joneses' espionage plans, the film feel leaner and better paced. Director Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) makes sure to keep the plot fairly straightforward and fluid, allowing moviegoers to focus solely on the talented cast's misadventures. The central concept is admittedly silly, but Mottola knows how to emphasize his best assets. Speaking of which, the foursome seem like they're having fun with these fairly ordinary characters. Galifianakis deftly tones down his trademark ridiculousness with a subtler, more neurotic approach. Fisher's role here is a far cry from the sexual dynamo she played so many years ago in Wedding Crashers, but she believably pulls off the part of a curious, stifled housewife. Gadot fills the "sexy foreigner" stereotype with some unexpected humor and attitude, making a convincing case for her career outside of the Wonder Woman universe. And at this point, it's safe to assume that Hamm will succeed in just about any role he takes. Action comedies about a dull couple's life getting turned upside down (see also: 2010's Date Night) are a film subgenre of variable quality, yet this by-the-numbers effort is thankfully redeemed by its clashing pair of lead twosomes. Harmlessly funny, albeit immediately forgettable, the only surprise about Keeping Up With the Joneses is that it didn't get a summertime theatrical release.