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...VanderMeulen’s] always ready to play hard. She knows what it is to play in big games,” Tetreault said. “She’s a player that other teams are watching. Because of that, they put their best defender on her, but Jenn always finds a way around that...
Kate (Demi Moore), Steve (Duchovny), Mick (Ben Hollingsworth) and Jenn (Amber Heard) have been hired by a stealth-marketing agency to pose as “the Joneses” an all-American family of four. Planted in a wealthy gated community, they become walking advertisements for a wide range of luxury goods, from clothing to cars. The charismatic and attractive “family” easily wins the admiration and the wallets of the entire community, including their next-door neighbors Summer (Glen Headly) and Larry (Gary Cole). Moore sports a navy velour tracksuit, and the entire jogging...
...which the Joneses mimic the tendencies of a normal American family is the source of both the movie’s clever humor and disturbing power. Even in the privacy of their own home, the relationships between Kate, Steve, Mick, and Jenn are not so far off from recognizable family dynamics. Moore, who doubles as the matriarch and the head of this particular advertising “unit,” skillfully imitates the ambitious career woman who puts her job before emotional intimacy, and constantly pressures her family members to reach their full “potential...
Borte’s decision to cast Lauren Hutton as KC, the stylish, elderly marketing executive who periodically checks in on the Joneses, adds another dimension to the family dynamic. She takes on the role of the controlling grandmother, except that when she pesters Jenn about getting a boyfriend, it isn’t because she’d like to see her granddaughter happy, but because she wants to drive up sales...
...movies, no family is perfect. We get a hint of that as Steve leaves Kate to sleep in a separate bedroom, and then Jenn tiptoes in to have sex with him. (When Kate breaks up the trust, Jenn says, "Sorry, Dad.") Yes, the Joneses have a secret; and no, they're not vampires, exactly. Professional leeches is more like...