The point apparently being made is the difficulty in communicating and expressing the angst that lies within Eno’s people as they go through life, and presumably meant to indicate the broader malaise that Eno sees. But the result is annoyingly minimal. The humor is derived mostly from the off-beat remarks that run counter to what the characters may really mean. A little of that goes a long way.

However, the cast is to be appreciated. Tracy Letts and Toni Collette play the elder Joneses, Bob and Jennifer, holed up in “a smallish town not far from some mountain.” Their lives are in a deadlock and they are shown bickering without involving serious exchange of thoughts with one another.

One evening along comes a new set of Joneses, who insinuate themselves into the lives ot their neighbors. Michael C. Hall plays John Jones, who says what he thinks, whether it makes sense or not, and Marisa Tomei portrays Pony Jones, who is on the ditsy side. She dotes on her mate, is all bubbly and chatters a lot.

The situation is complicated when John comes on to Jennifer when they are alone, and Bob is stimulated by Pony. But even such attractions don’t add much spark .