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Actor/comedian Chris Rock directs and stars in this American remake of Eric Rohmer' s classic French comedy Chloe in the Afternoon. Richard Cooper (Rock) is a high-powered investment banker with a bea... read more read more...utiful wife and two wonderful children. Though on the surface it would appear that Richard could want nothing more out of life, his thoughts always seem to drift toward sex. Whether it's during his daily commute into the city, his endless barrage of meetings, or even his downtime changing diapers at home, Richard's mind is constantly preoccupied by fantasies about the women he sees on the commuter train, on the city streets, and in the boardroom. Richard's daily life has gradually devolved into a blur of mind-numbing banality, and these days sexual fantasy has become his sole means of escaping the constant pressures of work and fatherhood. Though Richard never had any real intention of cheating on his faithful but preoccupied wife Brenda (Gina Torres), a chance run-in with his old friend Nikki (Kerry Washington) -- a drop-dead gorgeous stunner who appears at his office door one day seeking career advice from the successful banker -- finds his steely resolve fast turning flimsy. It's not long before the smitten Richard and the smoldering Nikki are meeting for clandestine lunches, and temptation begins to turn Richard's once-predictable life upside down. As his uncontrollable fantasies begin to lead him down the dangerous path of infidelity, the man who once kept his libido safely in check finds it increasingly difficult to refrain from acting on his impulses. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Chris Rock

Release Date: March 16, 2007

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  • romy861
    April 25, 2012
    romy861
    Okay movie to watch on tv. Had a few funny moments, mostly I was cringing over how stupid this guy was, while at the same time could understand why he was bored at home. I think this was actually quite an honest film for a comedy. More for an older audience, I don't think those w... read moreho have not been married or in a long term relationship would get a lot out of it.
    The actress who plays Nikki is really attractive, you could sort of see how he got sucked in by her. I did almost take half a star off for the horrible singing at the end, however. Totally horrible, and would have been much more effective spoken.
  • kiriyamakazou
    July 10, 2010
    kiriyamakazou
    The film is good for the vast majority. It's a rather mature critique of marriage that suggests perhaps marriage isn't for humans. Rock plays a hard working banker in a sexless marriage. The biggest problem here is his wife. She is neither attractive or friendly. I honestly can't... read more see why Rock is with her. This makes it all the more frustrating when Rock meets Kerry Washington. She is so beautiful no man could resist her, especially in the final scenes. The ending is a real cop-out. It suggests that fidelity is almost a curse, but it's better than our protagonist being happy. The fact that the end realisation comes in the form of a very terrible song (WTF?) just makes it even more painful. Would have liked more from Buscemi's character, a man happily married for 17 years, despite his affairs and flings. Worth it just for Washington.
  • gatorgirl13
    August 14, 2008
    gatorgirl13
    It turned out better than I thought it would at the beginning. Definitely surprised me. It had it's funny moments.
  • TheMachinist
    June 25, 2008
    TheMachinist
    "I'm not fuckin' her!
    - No, she's fuckin' you. You just don't know it."

    This is more of a documentary on how weak men can be when confronting beautiful women. They can totally manipulate the weakest of us! Stand up tall men and learn from this guys mistakes!

    Chris Rock proves ... read morethat he has screenwriting talents. The dialogue is great at times, giving you several good laughs. Some totally funny scenes, like the one involving an ambulance and a viagra pill...

    The ending of the movie is the weakest part, when Chris Rock turns this one to a musical! Goddamn. But still, funny and enjoyable.

    Is this what's waiting for all of us men?
  • paulsandberg
    May 27, 2008
    paulsandberg
    I must agree that the women's charactors were thinly drawn, but Chris' charactor had depth and a believablility that runs deeper than most comedies. I found his mid-life crisis very believable, as was his entire envolvement with the woman from his past. He was simply yearning for... read more something exciting to happen in his life, and wham, there she was; so he didn't realize that they could be considered "dating" by others in the office, and didn't realize the slippery slope he was on until things were getting way out of hand.

    The voice over format was familiar (see Everybody Hates Chris), but I found it humerous and not distracting. The humor seemed somewhat subdued until the second half of the film where the viagra scene cracked me up (though I guess some reviewers thought it out of context with the rest of the film).
    The scene in which his wife surprised him by taking him to the Auto Show (where he had just been with the "other woman") was priceless - steering him towards the mini-vans while he wanted to look at Porsches - the voice over saying "looking at mini-vans at an auto show is like going to a strip club and looking at the DJ".

    Steve Buschemi in a small role was his usual priceless self, and Edward Hermann in another bit part really stood out in the dressing down scene.

    It's unfortunate that the women's parts seemed contrivences to move the plot along, but even with that, there was enough going on here to make me smile and give it a passing grade.
  • bhobbs1985
    April 12, 2008
    bhobbs1985
    One of the best comedys ive seen in recent times. The actors are good, the plot is great and compares married to what I hear, and the comedy of this film is endless.
    "I might not look like brad pitt , but I fuck like him "
  • timandterrybarker
    September 10, 2007
    timandterrybarker
    This is the first time I have ever caught myself thinking "man...there is just way too much swearing in this movie". Am I getting old? Maybe, but I don't think I am offended by swear words as much as I was put off by their use by these characters. Is this really the way marrie... read mored men and stock brokers talk in their every day life? I must be out of touch. Apart from that, it's a pretty good premise, with a good amount of the observational type wisdom you expect from Chris Rock, but it just drags on way too much.
  • tsigur
    August 29, 2007
    tsigur
    Chris Rock is funny, but stop acting already.
  • LitelBluHli
    August 9, 2007
    LitelBluHli
    I hated Chris Rock throughout the movie...but, watchable.
  • rayman0071
    April 2, 2007
    rayman0071
    Okay,so Chris Rock pulls a Woody Allen? Well, not really but Chris Rock does a French New Wave(meaning cimema). However,Chris Rock writes,directs and stars in this loose remake of a classic 1970's Eric Rohmer comedy "Chloe In The Afternoon". Rock also pulls parts of a several Woo... read moredy Allen films from the 1970's too,but which one? However,Rock stars a hen-pecked husband,family man and investment banker for a Manhattan firm who falls for another woman(Kerry Washington)a free-sprited nympho who has the hots for Richard while he is still married to his own beloved wife Brenda(Gina Torres).
    The film has its ups and downs but it is not disappointing neither. Probably the best thing Chris Rock has done yet.

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Jonathan F. Richards
March 26, 2007
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com

Rock's version is funnier, blacker, hipper, and sexier, but Rohmer's shows a little more skin. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
March 16, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

I Think I Love My Wife is first and foremost a sex comedy. But Rock is sharp enough to set it in a world where people of all races share the same dreams and desires -- if not the same real estate. Full Review

Claudia Puig
March 16, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Very little that's clever, romantic or witty in this formulaic romp. Full Review

Linda Barnard
March 16, 2007
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

Saddled with the weight of an unfocused, cliché-ridden script, a tiresome voice-over narration that drones on and on, and acting by Rock that's as wooden as Pinocchio, I Think I Love My Wife staggers ... Full Review

Dana Stevens
March 16, 2007
Dana Stevens, Slate

The most shocking thing about I Think I Love My Wife isn't the language, the sex, or the racial humor. It's the fact that it's not a funny movie. At all. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
March 16, 2007
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

As uneven as I Think I Love My Wife often is, it still has an emotional resonance lacking in most films about relationships. By dealing with temptation in even a quasi-realistic way, it affirms that, ... Full Review

Carrie Rickey
March 16, 2007
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Rock fails to develop the characters caught in their conjugal and singleton traps. As usual, his observational humor zings (and stings) -- but this is a movie, not stand-up.

Lisa Rose
March 16, 2007
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

Rock is so fixed on crude jokes, he neglects to create realistic characters and a story that's compelling to follow. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
March 16, 2007
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Chris Rock, who famously mocked Jude Law's movie career at the Oscars, ought to watch out for his own after his second dud in a row as an actor-director, the screamingly unfunny romantic comedy I Thin... Full Review

Jack Mathews
March 16, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

For each joke that is fresh, there are at least three that fall thuddingly flat. Full Review

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