I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Richard Cooper is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. Not getting any sex from his wife, he resorts to ogling random women on the street to the point that he takes lunch late to look at them. When old crush Nikki Tru visits his office to get a reference letter, she becomes obsessed with Cooper and they begin a complicated relationship.
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Sure, it is one of so many easy comedies with status of moral lesson. nothing wrong. or good. each comedy of that genre has a small virtue who defines it. in this case, the cast. Gina Torres for the fans of "Suits", Chris Rock not in the most inspired role for him, Kerry Washington as a mistress who not escapes from cliches area and Steve Buscemi reduced at his simple presence. the message is noble and the lobby for family values admirable. so, a nice film. real nice if yours expectations are reasonables.
This movie was really good. I have seen it on at least three occasions, and each time I am tearing up with laughter. I find it very easy to relate to, very real, and a good mix of serious story and good old fashioned comedy.The characters played by the various actors in the show were pretty much nailed, with Chris Rock, his wife, his best friend at work, the interested admirer, her ex ... they were all good.The interaction between the characters was really very well portrayed as well. It really is a good lesson for the young career man, how to conduct yourself when confronted with temptation, and the troubles you can find yourself in.Many of the quotes are priceless.Top stuff, a must watch. I can't wait to have an excuse to watch it again soon.
... And, it's Chris Rock at center. The movie was amusing to watch. There are some good laugh-out-loud moments, but it was mostly interesting because of his edgy narration throughout the movie. We hear his inner thoughts and clever wit - and we wait to see if he (a married man) will eventually give in to the endless temptation of a female friend.Here's the setup: Rock plays a banker who has an effectively empty marriage ... his wife is focused on raising their two kids and is at the point of shunning any kind of physical intimacy. Out of the blue, a female friend from his past shows up and is pretty much everything his wife is not ... he can never say 'no' to meeting her, but where is it leading? Watching Chris kind of narrate his thoughts and feelings was fun to watch. All the other characters are kind of 1-dimensional, but they are so well acted, they are interesting to watch.Whether or not you're a Chris Rock fan, this movie is pretty good based on its own merits: it's funny and insightful.
It may not be the funniest movie ever but it scores well on a great number of other points. You can count the good romantic comedies on one hand, and I'm glad to say this is one of the better ones. It's not brilliant, but it's certainly enjoyable. The phrase 'pretty good' goes through my mind every time I watch a Chris Rock movie and so it was in this case too. A bit cliché at times, but never over-the-edge. Buscemi has a great character, the completely amoral SOB who's still a good guy deep inside. He pulls it off, though I don't know if he should do this kind of movies too often. He works better in black comedies IMO. Chris Rock is not the greatest actor of all time, in fact he seems to play pretty much the same character every time. The humor is (almost) never too low-brow, and for that the movie deserves praise. Not the best of movies, but one of the better of the genre, I Think I Love My Wife deserves a watch.