I think I love my wife

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Movie
German title I think I love my wife
Original title I think I love my wife
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 94 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Chris Rock
script Chris Rock,
Louis CK
production Adam Brightman ,
Ronnie Screwvala ,
Lisa Stewart
music Marcus Miller
camera William Rexer
cut Wendy Greene Bricmont
occupation
synchronization

I Think I Love My Wife (original title: I Think I Love My Wife ) is an American film comedy of Chris Rock from the year 2007 .

action

Richard Cooper is happily married and also very successful at work. He is perfectly satisfied with his life and lives in the suburbs of New York with his lovely wife Brenda, a teacher, and their two young children. There is only one problem with his marriage: Their sex life is stagnating, which makes Richard frustrated and gradually hungry for sex. This leads to the fact that on boring days in the office he gives space to his fantasies and thinks about other women. Still, he doesn't betray Brenda. However, when one day he meets his old friend Nikki, he has doubts whether he can actually control himself. Nikki claims he just wants friendship, but starts showing up at his Manhattan finance office all the time, supposedly to talk or have lunch. Richard's boss and his colleagues notice this and there is talk. Gradually, Nikki tries to seduce Richard openly and he doesn't know how to behave. At first he only goes on an outing with her. They met Nikki's friend, who clearly recognized the situation and had a fight with Richard. As a result, Richard is late for an important sales presentation, which results in the loss of a lucrative contract.

Richard and Brenda now want to move to Los Angeles for professional reasons. Nikki therefore asks Richard into her apartment so that they can say “real goodbye”. When he reaches Nikki's apartment, he finds her in her bathroom in her underwear. Richard is about to succumb to Nikki's powers of seduction, but he realizes in time what his family means to him. He might lose his wife and children with this adventure and he definitely doesn't want to risk that. On the spur of the moment, he leaves Nikki's apartment and returns home. He surprises his wife and is determined to hold on to the relationship and work to improve it. Richard and Brenda promise each other that everything will be fine.

background

The film was shot in New York City . It grossed approximately $ 12.55 million in US cinemas .

Reviews

Ruthe Stein wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of March 16, 2007 that the film was "inconsistent" but evoked "emotional resonance" that most films about relationships lack. The film was inspired by the French film Die Liebe am Afternoon ( L'Amour l'après-midi ) by Éric Rohmer from 1972, which is a difficult template.

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was one of the best remakes in recent years. Chris Rock adapted the basic structure of the plot and some ideas, but adapted the film to the "new audience" in a different cultural circle. The film takes time to develop the three main characters beyond the stereotypes. What the film lacks in depth and philosophical aspiration is made up for by humor and "humanization".

The lexicon of the international film judges: "Superficially free-spirited, romantically meant comedy, which abuses with unsympathetic characters, dramaturgical inadequacies and an arch-conservative attitude, only to sing an uptight song of praise for a bit of sex in marriage."

Cast and dubbing

actor role Voice actor
Chris Rock Richard Cooper Oliver Rohrbeck
Kerry Washington Nikki Tru Nana Spier
Gina Torres Brenda Cooper Anke Reitzenstein
Steve Buscemi George Hans-Jürgen Dittberner
Edward Herrmann Mr. Landis Hans-Werner Bussinger
Welker White Mary Marion Musiol
Samantha Ivers Tracy Marina Krogull
Michael K. Williams Teddy Tobias Kluckert
Cassandra Freeman Jennifer Sabine Arnhold
Stephen A. Smith Allan Oliver Siebeck
Wendell Pierce Sean Tilo Schmitz
Milan Howard Kelly Cooper Marie Hinze
Roz Ryan landlady Regina Lemnitz
Christina Vidal Candy Giuliana Jakobeit
Eliza Coupe Lisa Melanie Hinze
James Saito Mr. Yuni Toru Takahashi

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for I think I love my wife . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2007 (PDF; test number: 110 853 K).
  2. ^ Filming locations for I Think I Love My Wife, accessed July 29, 2007
  3. ^ Box office / business for I Think I Love My Wife, accessed July 29, 2007
  4. ^ Review by Ruthe Stein, accessed July 29, 2007
  5. ^ Review by James Berardinelli, accessed July 29, 2007
  6. ↑ I think I love my wife. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 6, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  7. ↑ I think I love my wife. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on March 15, 2018 .