I Think I Love My Wife (2007)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Chris Rock

Writers (WGA):

Chris Rock (screenplay) &
Louis C.K. (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In marriage no one can hear you scream.

Plot:

A married man who daydreams about being with other women finds his will and morals tested after he's visited by the ex-mistress of his old friend.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Marriage | Investment | Investment Banker | Banker

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 7

11:00 PM

TBS

Cast

Chris Rock	...	Richard Cooper
Kerry Washington	...	Nikki Tru
Gina Torres	...	Brenda Cooper
Steve Buscemi	...	George
Edward Herrmann	...	Mr. Landis
Welker White	...	Mary
Samantha Ivers	...	Tracy
Michael K. Williams	...	Teddy
Cassandra Freeman	...	Jennifer (as Cassandra F. Freeman)
Stephen A. Smith	...	Allan
Wendell Pierce	...	Sean
Milan Howard	...	Kelly Cooper
Roz Ryan	...	Landlady
Christina Vidal	...	Candy
Eliza Coupe	...	Lisa

Also Known As:

...kai apo do i gynaika mou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Creo que amo a mi mujer (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Creo que quiero a mi mujer (Spain) (TV title) [es]
Ich glaub, ich lieb meine Frau (Germany) [de]
Je crois que j'aime ma femme (France) [fr]
Manuale d'infedeltà per uomini sposati (Italy) [it]
Sex and the Buddy (Japan: English title) (DVD title) [en]
Uskollisuus koetuksella (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA | India

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #43020) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:6 | France:U | Argentina:13 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | New Zealand:M | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

Charles Stone III was originally slated to direct but dropped out of the project.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Richard and Nikki are in Teddy's (Nikki's ex-boyfriend) apartment retrieving her belongings, Richard and Nikki begin singing Biz Markie's Just a Friend as she zips up her sweater but when Teddy arrives at the apartment her sweater is unzipped. As the camera continues back and forth, the sweater goes from fully zipped to half zipped to fully unzipped and back.

Quotes:

Richard Cooper: Before you get married you get calls like...
Brenda Cooper: I can't wait to suck your dick.
Richard Cooper: After you get married you get calls like...
Brenda Cooper: I can't wait for you come home to see these drapes.

Movie Connections:

Features "Renovate My Place" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Be Yo Daddy

A typical middle class man faces a relatable crisis

I wasn't going to comment until I saw all the negative and I thought unfair comments about this movie. I've always said that movies reviews often show what's going on inside us as much as what's went on on the screen. I for one was at first reluctant to see this movie because I thought Chris Rock's other movie attempts were juvenile. But when I read his announcement that this was his first "adult" movie, I became interested. I appreciated that this was a slice of life movie. I heard a complaint that there was no plot but since when does life present a neatly contrived plot? The movie represented a period out a man's life, a particularly rough patch in his marriage. It was exaggerated where it needed to be for comic effect, which for me, I'm happy to say was very successful, since most attempts at comedy leave me stone faced. In general both my boyfriend and I have discriminating tastes in movies. It's tough to surprise us, please us, make us laugh, while at the same time presenting a realistic life issue that makes one think. This movie did that. It wasn't strictly formula. My suggestion is to not automatically believe the negative reviews. Don't even take my review as gospel. But I think any movie that creates such divergent reactions deserves a look. I would suggest you definitely check it out and decide for yourself.