I Think I Love My Wife
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Chris Rock |
| Produced by | Chris Rock Lisa Stewart |
| Written by | Louis C.K. Chris Rock |
| Starring | Chris Rock Kerry Washington Gina Torres and Steve Buscemi |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 16, 2007 (USA) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $13,196,245 [1] |
I Think I Love My Wife is a romantic comedy-drama 2007 film directed by and starring Chris Rock and Kerry Washington. Rock co-wrote (with Louis C.K.)[2] and produced the film. It is a remake of the 1972 French film, Chloe in the Afternoon by Éric Rohmer.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Richard Cooper (Chris Rock) is a happily married man, professionally successful, perfectly content with his home life, his lovely wife Brenda (Gina Torres), and his two young children. There is one problem in his marriage, their sex life has stagnated, leaving Richard frustrated and sex-starved. At one point Brenda accuses Richard of being on the down-low. During those dull days at the office, he occasionally fantasizes about other women, but never acts upon the impulses. He is best friends with coworker George Franco (Steve Buscemi).
An encounter with the sultry Nikki (Kerry Washington) suddenly casts doubt over his typically resilient self-control. At first she claims to just want to be his friend, but she begins to show up consistently at his office just to talk or have lunch, which causes his boss, secretaries and peers to view him with varying degrees of contempt. When Nikki begins to deliberately seduce Richard, he does not know what to do. Later in the movie, she and her fiancé are about to move to Los Angeles. Nikki asks Richard to come to her apartment later to say a "proper goodbye." When he gets to Nikki's apartment, he finds her in her underwear in her bathroom. In the moments before it seems Richard will consummate his feelings for Nikki he realizes how much he has to lose with the love he feels for his children and wife, so he walks out, leaving Nikki calling him back to the bedroom. He comes back home, surprising his wife, and, for the first time in the film, they really connect, with a possible promise of good things to come.
[edit] Production
Charles Stone III was slated to direct but dropped out.[2]
This is the second time Rock and Washington have been paired on screen. Previously they were in Bad Company, playing a couple.
Mumbai-based UTV Motion Pictures made its entry into the American market by co-producing the film.
The train station scenes were filmed in the New York City suburb of Pelham.
[edit] Reception
The film received generally negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 19% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 105 reviews. Users of Rotten Tomatoes gave the film 4.6/10 average rating.Metacritic reported that critics rated the film 49/100 based on 30 reviews.[3] Users of Metacritic gave the film an average rating of 3.8/10 based on 35 reviews. It grossed $5 million on its opening weekend, reaching #5. The film grossed a worldwide total of $13 million.
[edit] DVD Release and Sales
The DVD was released on August 7, 2007, selling 214,778 units in the first week. At an aggregate, 863,437 units were sold which translated to revenue of $13,527,427.[4]
[edit] References
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- ^ "I Think I Love My Wife (2007)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ithinkilovemywife.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ a b c "In brief: Chris Rock to direct Rohmer remake", The Guardian, 15 May 2006.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for I Think I Love My Wife at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/movie/i-think-i-love-my-wife/critic-reviews. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "I Think I Love My Wife - DVD Sales". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/ITLMW-DVD.php. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
