2008 Woodie Awards
I think I love this movie; Rock delivers again
Chris Rock's latest film explores marriage when threatened by temptation
BeAnka Macey
Issue date: 3/27/07 Section: Detour
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Chris Rock's latest film, I Think I Love My Wife, tells the compelling and hilarious story of what happens when being married loses its appeal.
Richard Cooper, played by Rock, has been married seven years to a beautiful and intelligent school teacher and mother of his two children. He, Brenda (Gina Torres) and their children live in the suburbs right outside Manhattan where Richard is a successful investment banker for a major company. As good as this may all sound, Richard has a huge problem: he's completely and utterly bored out of his mind!
Consumed by their busy and tiring lives, the couple have no sex, no alone time, and Brenda's underwear reveals no interest in solving either of the two problems.
Richard finds pleasure in the only way he can: other women. He fantasizes all the way to work with every woman he sees--keeping in mind his boundaries, of course. Until Nikki Tru, an old friend, played by Kerry Washington, plants herself in the lobby of his office in a dress that leaves little to his imagination.
Richard's growing attraction to Nikki begins to take over his life, almost causing him to lose the things that matter to him the most. He catches himself having fun again, between the hours of nine to five, all before returning back home to his mundane existence.
Nikki's presence turns quickly into an inappropriate situation after a series of close encounters with police, ex-boyfriends, clubbing, and mayhem. Yet Richard cannot deny the feelings that Nikki has inspired in him; all the while Brenda grows more suspicious to her husband's unprecedented behavior.
When confronted about Nikki, Richard makes an effort to do the right thing, yet temptation seems to follow him everywhere he goes from family dinners to hot dog stands.
Richard is faced with a seemingly simple, yet hauntingly difficult, decision: to choose between fun, excitement, and impulsiveness with Nikki or boredom, stability, and lack of sex with Brenda. Upon viewing the film, the right answer becomes excruciatingly evident.
Richard Cooper, played by Rock, has been married seven years to a beautiful and intelligent school teacher and mother of his two children. He, Brenda (Gina Torres) and their children live in the suburbs right outside Manhattan where Richard is a successful investment banker for a major company. As good as this may all sound, Richard has a huge problem: he's completely and utterly bored out of his mind!
Consumed by their busy and tiring lives, the couple have no sex, no alone time, and Brenda's underwear reveals no interest in solving either of the two problems.
Richard finds pleasure in the only way he can: other women. He fantasizes all the way to work with every woman he sees--keeping in mind his boundaries, of course. Until Nikki Tru, an old friend, played by Kerry Washington, plants herself in the lobby of his office in a dress that leaves little to his imagination.
Richard's growing attraction to Nikki begins to take over his life, almost causing him to lose the things that matter to him the most. He catches himself having fun again, between the hours of nine to five, all before returning back home to his mundane existence.
Nikki's presence turns quickly into an inappropriate situation after a series of close encounters with police, ex-boyfriends, clubbing, and mayhem. Yet Richard cannot deny the feelings that Nikki has inspired in him; all the while Brenda grows more suspicious to her husband's unprecedented behavior.
When confronted about Nikki, Richard makes an effort to do the right thing, yet temptation seems to follow him everywhere he goes from family dinners to hot dog stands.
Richard is faced with a seemingly simple, yet hauntingly difficult, decision: to choose between fun, excitement, and impulsiveness with Nikki or boredom, stability, and lack of sex with Brenda. Upon viewing the film, the right answer becomes excruciatingly evident.