| SYNOPSIS:
Meet Steve Jones, his
wife Kate and their children Jenn and Mick as they move into
their monster home in an affluent suburb of a city somewhere
in America . Friendly, confident and very good-looking, they
are also loaded with the coolest, newest stuff.
The Joneses are much
more than just the new neighbors. Within days, all four family
members have insinuated their way into the community. Their
most dedicated fans are their next-door neighbors Larry and
Summer, a couple devoted to each other yet prone to keeping
secrets as well. Despite the Joneses' success integrating
into the community, it's not long before the fissures in their
family begin to spew. But it's not until an outright catastrophe
occurs next door that they are forced to make choices about
their priorities.
Duchovny is compelling
as a man who doesn't really know who he is until it's almost
too late, and Moore gives one of her best performances as
a woman who uses her job as a literal and metaphorical shield
against real emotional involvement. Cole and Headly are particularly
affecting as a couple who have wholly committed themselves
to the principles of the American dream but are ultimately
betrayed by their own ideals.
Borte convincingly
makes the case that as a society we have an almost unshakeable
thirst to shop for the latest and the biggest everything,
and he demonstrates how our possessions fill up the emotional
hole where our self-worth should be. Given the events of the
last year, there's no doubt that we need to figure out who
we want to be, not what we want to buy.
www.thejonesesmovie.com
CAST:
Demi Moore ( Charlies
Angels: Full Throttle, Indecent Proposal, Ghost),
David Duchovny (The X Files, Californication), Amber
Heard (The Informers, Pineapple Express), Ben Hollingsworth
(The Line, A Flesh Offering ).
DIRECTOR:
Derrick Borte
PRODUCER:
Doug Mankoff, Andrew
Spaulding, Kristi Zea , Derrick Borte
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