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Apr 14, 2010 · “The Joneses” was directed and co-written by Derrick Borte, an advertising man, and contains a good deal of dark cynicism. It also hopes to entertain, and those two goals don’t fit together easily.
Apr 16, 2010 · Movie Review. An old cliché insists that you can’t have it all. The Joneses, however, would beg to differ. Rolling into their new, über-upscale gated community in a gleaming Audi SUV, the Joneses are determined to make their mark.
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Apr 16, 2010 · “The Joneses” is a list of grievances nailed to the door of the Church of Materialism, but the hammer never hits the audience’s fingers. This may be due to Borte’s advertising background and...
The Joneses is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. [2] It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009. [3]
The Joneses is notable for a few basic reasons. First, the film features Demi Moore's best performance in years as a greedy, upwardly mobile yet faintly human whose spa splurges trigger spending urges by nearly anyone unfortunate enough to be in her path.
The Joneses. NEW. Posing as an ordinary family, stealth marketers (David Duchovny, Demi Moore) move into a wealthy neighborhood and encourage the residents to spend lots of money. Peacock...
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Apr 16, 2010 · The Joneses Reviews - Metacritic. Summary The Joneses are rich, beautiful and seem to be the perfect family. There's only one slight problem. They’re not actually a family, but a team of stealth marketers which moves into upscale communities in order to hook the neighbors on all its wonderful toys. Try to keep up.
