The Joneses

Here is a smart, entertaining satire on greed and materialism among America's leisured classes. The Joneses settles for a sentimental ending, but not before it's given us intriguing hints of The Stepford Wives, Ballard's Cocaine Nights and the Talking Heads track Once in a Lifetime ("You may tell yourself/ This is not my beautiful house!/ You may tell yourself/ This is not my beautiful wife!") The Joneses are a picture-perfect family: when they move into a new neighbourhood, their wealth and charm trigger a shock-wave of aspirational envy among the neighbours, and yet the Joneses themselves have an awful secret. The movie could have been more challenging than it is, but it's enjoyable nevertheless. I can well imagine a TV spinoff, which would explore those darker avenues. Can't HBO or AMC look into this?