What a waste of my time!!!

Perfect cast and a good story

hyped garbage

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I Think I Love My Wife (2007): Dir: Chris Rock / Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Steve Buscemi, Edward Herrmann: Here is a romantic comedy that many may relate too about decisions, choices and conflict. It stars Chris Rock as an investment banker whose marriage is going stale and he desires other women. Then Nikki arrives in town and temptation sets in. It follows predictable formula but director Rock pays off with themes regarding marriage and temptation. He also succeeds as a frustrated family man struggling with the possibility of infidelity. He yearns for the forbidden because his wife is too obtainable. Kerry Washington plays the vixen he is fixated on. We know certain things will occur but it is how Rock handles it that make it unique. Gina Torres plays his wife who will give the obvious reaction to Rock's drifting but she plays the role with intelligence and down to earth. Unfortunately Steve Buscemi as a co-worker who cheats on his wife is underused. In one particularly funny sequence he lends Rock Viagra pills resulting in serious consequences. A success for Rock about the importance of honesty in relationships as well as the envy of a new forbidden thrill of outside flings. It proves that he can lend his comedic talents to an insightful theme that indicates his observant view of relationships. Married couples may love this film. Score: 8 ½ / 10

I haven't seen 'Chloe in the Afternoon' but as a stand-alone, 'I Think I Love My Wife' made me laugh on numerous occasions. As writer and director, Chris Rock knows how to work comedy. The jokes work effectively. The film has some hilarious lines delivered with excellent comic timing.However, it is the writing in the story development and the characterization (of the two women) that suffers. I felt that the ending was rushed and the sudden happy ending where all problems are solved just didn't seem believable. Also, the problems in Richard and his wife's marriage aren't fully explored. As for the two women characters, while we only see them mostly through Richard's point of view, they seem to lack in dimension. Brenda is pretty much the typical housewife and Niki is the typical seductress.Despite this, both Gina Torres and Kerry Washington perform wonderfully. Torres especially does well with the comedy (her 'duet' with Rock at the end had me laughing out loud) and Washington oozes sensuality (I could stare at her for hours if I had the time). They share great chemistry with Rock. Steve Buscemi provides fine support. At first I thought he'd be cast as a typical (token white) friend but he's anything but typical and a delight to watch. Rock is quite restrained and suitably so. His character is far less wacky compared to the roles he's known for but he still makes you laugh when necessary.Despite its shortcomings, Rock has made an entertaining funny film. It's a good date movie. Rock can definitely guarantee laughs.

I have to admit that this film was better than the 7 Year Itch. It tells the story of a guy who is bored with his marriage and begins seeing a woman, a girl he knew from his high school years. Though nothing happens between them, his meetings with her, especially when she comes up to the office, begins to affect his work and his marriage.I found this film insulting to black people when Kerry Washington (the girl he rediscovers) will ask him if he is married, has children or children out of wedlock. She refers to marriage with children as that white thing. Am shocked that black people don't find this offensive.Naturally, he follows her to Washington in a near mad cap escapade and is almost ready for a sexual tryst with her, when common sense and decency prevails.Is this the true caliber of sexual mores and trysts in our society? Methinks not.

I don't know why this movie got such a low rating. Usually, anything less than a 6 means it's a waste of your time, but that's not the case with this movie. It was very entertaining and I laughed my arse off. Really not a single dull moment. I don't know - maybe you have to be married to get into it. I thought it was a really refresing take on a topic that's been done many times. Chris Rock's dialogue is great. Not because it's profoundly deep or anything like that: simply because he's raw. Don't be worried by the low rating it got. If you're in the mood for something light and funny (and especially if you're married, and not terribly uptight) you'll enjoy this one. Trust me.