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I Think I Love My Wife Reviews

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Chris Rock writes, directs, and stars in I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE. Rock's film explores a married man's struggle with extramarital temptations. Richard Cooper (Rock) has it all: a beautiful wife, Brenda (Gina Torres); adorable kids; a successful investment banking career--and complete boredom! He has become obsessed with other .. Read more

Starring Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Chris Rock, Edward Herrmann
Director Chris Rock
Genres Comedy, Drama

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  • Critics' reviews (3) of I Think I Love My Wife

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  • Rock's second stint behind the camera results in a sophisticated look at the tedium of an old marriage and the temptation of a new love that marks a maturing of his humor without any attendant dulling of his cutting-edge causticity

    • Box Office
  • Mr. Rock has not only done his best work as a director and screenwriter but has also made an unusually insightful and funny mainstream American movie about the predicaments of modern marriage

    • New York Times
  • 4 stars out of

    The idea of a Chloe in the Afternoon remake from the team that brought you Pootie Tang sounds like a Magnetic Poetry... read more on Time Out

    • Ben Kenigsberg, 
    • Time Out
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of I Think I Love My Wife

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  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    No story - Not funny

    Chris Rock is mildly amusing three times, for three seconds a time, in this dull, predictable, tedius film. One plot, no sub plots and just goes on and on and on. Don't waste your time, unless you really, really have nothing better to do - like lick the road clean with your tongue!

      • Kennie Young from Tullibody, Scotland
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    I Think I Love My Wife

    I have long been a fan of Chris Rock's stand up and writing, so was looking forward to 'I Think I Love My Wife' where Rock stars as Richard, a disillusioned husband of a boring wife, who's attention is drawn to his friend's ex Nikki when she appears in his office suddenly after many years. The storyline is fairly formulaic, and there is a lot about the plot that is illogical; you never really undertand WHY Nikki appears in the first place, and her repeated visits to Richard's office at seemly random times of day (wearing less and less appropriate clothing) doesn't make sense. Also, the fact that she constantly plays Richard for a fool - he seems fine resenting his wife for doing that, so why not Nikki, too?? Although there were a few laugh out loud moments, the film never really takes off in the way you expect it to, and I found myself willing Richard to stop being such a walkover with the women in his life - tell your wife to relax and tell Nikki to get a job that involves a pole and some $20 bills, and then maybe you'd all be happy.

    • Kitten
      • Kitten from UK
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    WELL 1 STAR

    I WAS HOPEING HE WOULD CHEAT .HIS WIFE WAS JUST BORING IT WAS HER WHO NEVER WANTED TO HAVE SEX. SO HE SHOULD HAVE JUST LEFT HER. AND SLEEP WITH THAT OTHER GIRL.THE STORY IS NOTHING GREAT. ITS NOT WORTH RENTING

  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of I Think I Love My Wife

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    I Think I Love My Wife

    This film is ok nothing spectacular, it seems to be about a subject that he does in his live stand-up stuff. There's a few funny parts in it but I certainly have seen better from Chris Rock and I wouldn't be in a rush to watch it again.

      • mark29 from Dunbar
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Stick to stand up.....

    Love Chris Rock as a stand up comedian,& even found him funny in some films he has acted in before,but even though there were some funny bits in this film,it just lacked that extra some thing to keep you hooked....& the ending was the final nail in the coffin for this film......NOT HAPPY DAYS......

      • Weston Poet... from Weston-Sunny-Mare,England...
  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    No story - Not funny

    Chris Rock is mildly amusing three times, for three seconds a time, in this dull, predictable, tedius film. One plot, no sub plots and just goes on and on and on. Don't waste your time, unless you really, really have nothing better to do - like lick the road clean with your tongue!

      • Kennie Young from Tullibody, Scotland
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    I Think I Love My Wife

    I have long been a fan of Chris Rock's stand up and writing, so was looking forward to 'I Think I Love My Wife' where Rock stars as Richard, a disillusioned husband of a boring wife, who's attention is drawn to his friend's ex Nikki when she appears in his office suddenly after many years. The storyline is fairly formulaic, and there is a lot about the plot that is illogical; you never really undertand WHY Nikki appears in the first place, and her repeated visits to Richard's office at seemly random times of day (wearing less and less appropriate clothing) doesn't make sense. Also, the fact that she constantly plays Richard for a fool - he seems fine resenting his wife for doing that, so why not Nikki, too?? Although there were a few laugh out loud moments, the film never really takes off in the way you expect it to, and I found myself willing Richard to stop being such a walkover with the women in his life - tell your wife to relax and tell Nikki to get a job that involves a pole and some $20 bills, and then maybe you'd all be happy.

    • Kitten
      • Kitten from UK
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    WELL 1 STAR

    I WAS HOPEING HE WOULD CHEAT .HIS WIFE WAS JUST BORING IT WAS HER WHO NEVER WANTED TO HAVE SEX. SO HE SHOULD HAVE JUST LEFT HER. AND SLEEP WITH THAT OTHER GIRL.THE STORY IS NOTHING GREAT. ITS NOT WORTH RENTING

  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    chris rocks this sinks like one

    this should have stayed in his bigger and blacker routine. I'm a fan of his work. But theres not enough here to warrent a big screen outing. Avoid.

      • opulentuk from London
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Watch it if about to get married

    I am 30 days away from getting married and this film helped me with my fears and phobias. Chris Rock is not inspiration but the camera work and scenes are brilliant, and some bits are very funny, and the singing at the end is just hilarious. Plus some very fit woman which always helps a film along I find. Chris basically narrates about his 8 yr married which does not involve pudding any more, and the eye starts a wandering, and a very fit old friend reappears and tries to seduce him. Look out for the modern day Graduate scene. Most gratifying on the eye. All couples not getting pudding should watch this, then have a good shag and laugh about themselves. Lighten up people and get down ;)

      • Philius75 from Earth
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Could of been good

    This is an ok film funny in parts but the whole film is ruined by the singing at the end. Chris Rocks counterpart is stunning and you wait for the part where they get it on but I'll let you watch the film

      • Alistair from Yorkshire
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    I Think I Love My Wife

    This film is ok nothing spectacular, it seems to be about a subject that he does in his live stand-up stuff. There's a few funny parts in it but I certainly have seen better from Chris Rock and I wouldn't be in a rush to watch it again.

      • mark29 from Dunbar
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Stick to stand up.....

    Love Chris Rock as a stand up comedian,& even found him funny in some films he has acted in before,but even though there were some funny bits in this film,it just lacked that extra some thing to keep you hooked....& the ending was the final nail in the coffin for this film......NOT HAPPY DAYS......

      • Weston Poet... from Weston-Sunny-Mare,England...
  • Rated - 3 stars

    I think I love my wife

    This movie is about a successful man who appears to have everything, an adoring wife, two beautiful children, a job that pays well and a beautiful home and yet, scratch beneath the surface and something is missing. His marriage is safe and sexless. Domestic life lacks a spark so when a female from his past drops by temptation takes over. Will he or won't he fall for femme fatale Kerry Washington? Kerry steals every scene that she's in. She teases and purs her way through every scene. She's clearly the pantomime villain here and yet you can't help but be drawn to her.

      • Candyman1 from High Wycombe
  • Rated - 5 stars

    great movie

    great movie for the whole family, not the young ones though!

      • A customer from harrow
  • Critics' reviews (3)

  • Rock's second stint behind the camera results in a sophisticated look at the tedium of an old marriage and the temptation of a new love that marks a maturing of his humor without any attendant dulling of his cutting-edge causticity

    • Box Office
  • Mr. Rock has not only done his best work as a director and screenwriter but has also made an unusually insightful and funny mainstream American movie about the predicaments of modern marriage

    • New York Times
  • 4 stars out of

    The idea of a Chloe in the Afternoon remake from the team that brought you Pootie Tang sounds like a Magnetic Poetry... read more on Time Out

    • Ben Kenigsberg, 
    • Time Out

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