I am a big fan of Jon Hamm (Madmen). Michael LeSieur (writer of You,Me, And Dupree) came up with this comedy script about violent means to an end -A suburban couple get into an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies. Hamm's Tim Jones is perfectly dead panned straight man with the uber good looking Gal Gadot as wife Natalie Jones, a tall couple of spies who move into a suburb home next to Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen Gaffney (Isla Fisher). There can be no doubt the couples are physically appealing. Patton Oswalt is Scorpion, who helps make life complicated for everyone. While the film has a lot of action and is pretty lively, the jokes often physical in nature just miss the mark sometimes. There are moments which come close to being inspired but the action stuff being outrageous often gets the feeling of being done before. One thing done here that comes close to porn films but for humor is a little making out between Gadot and the shorter Fisher which comes close to getting steamy hot. That kind of says it all about this one. I like Hamm so I'd watch it again, but a classic film,umm...no but at least it connects the dots and keeps you awake better than some films I'd prefer to snore through.

I really liked this flick! I watched it once and then again a few hours later, someone came home and wanted to watch it and I was actually okay with watching twice in a few hours. Solid acting, super lovable characters, a decent but somewhat predictable story line. It's an enjoyable film with little nuggets of intelligent humor sprinkled between.

This is not the best comedy out there but this is also not the worst comedy either.The story wasn't something that would blow someone's mind off. Its jokes are not gonna make someone laughing and rolling on the floor at the same time. But its a movie that is funny and enjoyable enough to make one feel like...'Meh, it was alright' The 75% of the main cast is very attractive. So I must say this is easy on eyes. On the other hand acting of the cast wasn't that great. More than often it felt average and the attractiveness would help swallow some of the bad stuffs happening on the screen.This is a movie no one would watch for a second time(except for those Gadot fans). But its a good enough comedy that deserves to be watched...just once.

'Keeping up with the Joneses' isn't that hard to keep up with, but it is fun. Not the funniest film ever written, nor is it the most original, but then, it's not trying to be. This movie knows what it is and knows what it's not and plays its hand beautifully. Isla Fisher's character is easily the most interesting while Gal Gadot's is the funniest. The males are dry and uninspired, one too suave and Bond- like while secretly hating his job, the other a bumbling idiot that tries too hard to get laughs from the audience. The screenwriters didn't delve into their vaults for anything of value when penning this script and could have worked a little harder to have the film keep up with you. Nothing here will stay with you forever but there are worse ways to spend an afternoon. 6/10