Keeping Up with the Joneses 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		0.0
Overall		2.0

Keeping Up with the Joneses 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Since there was a Mr. & Mrs. Smith, it was probably only a matter of time until two married spies named Mr. and Mrs. Jones entered the fray. Fox has granted this middling film a 4K UHD release, but the upgrade may not hit the bullseye.

Keeping Up with the Joneses 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Note: The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.

Keeping Up with the Joneses is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with a 2160p transfer in 2.40:1. The film didn't really offer a lot of visual "wow" in its 1080p presentation, and so there's relatively little uptick here, something that perhaps can also be attributed to a reported 2K DI. I personally experienced some of the worst judder I've yet seen on a 4K UHD disc in the opening pan across the cul-de- sac before something goes "bang", with entire houses visually "echoing" in a way that couldn't be ignored. The naturalistic palette has some incremental new tones, and the big set piece with Jeff and Tim at the Asian market partaking of poisonous fish has noticeable new shadow detail, but overall this is a relatively lackluster upgrade. Some of the close-ups of Jeff peering out of his office window do benefit from the increased resolution, however, with elements like facial pores or the fabric of his clothing looking more precise. The film's grain structure is generally well resolved, but I have to say after having reviewed 4K UHD releases culled from both 35mm and digital capture, that I sometimes find grain resolution on 4K UHD presentations to look a little noisy at times.

Keeping Up with the Joneses 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

This release features the same DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track detailed in our original Keeping Up with the Joneses Blu-ray review.

Note: As tends to be the case with Fox releases, the audio and subtitle specs are different on the 4K UHD and 1080p Blu-ray discs. Check each review for appropriate information.

Keeping Up with the Joneses 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The 4K UHD disc has no supplementary material, and the score above reflects that deficit. The 1080p Blu-ray also included in this package sports all of the supplements detailed in our original Keeping Up with the Joneses Blu-ray review.

Keeping Up with the Joneses 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Keeping Up with the Joneses is a surprisingly lame effort, at least considering the caliber of talent involved. There are some scattered laughs along the way, but very little in the way of suspense. This 4K UHD disc offers minimally better detail levels and occasional upticks in shadow definition, but the entire enterprise is so lackluster I can't imagine anyone really desperately "needing" this film in this format.