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| cinematography = William Rexer
| cinematography = William Rexer
| editing = [[Wendy Greene Bricmont]]
| editing = [[Wendy Greene Bricmont]]
| studio = Zahrlo Productions<br>[[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]<br>Zahrlo Productions
| distributor = [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2007|03|07|Los Angeles premiere|2007|03|16|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2007|03|07|Los Angeles|2007|03|16|United States}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| runtime = 93 minutes
| budget = $11 million<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ithinkilovemywife.htm |title=I Think I Love My Wife (2007) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref>
| budget = $11–14 million<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ithinkilovemywife.htm |title=I Think I Love My Wife (2007) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2011-09-05 |archive-date=2011-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107163435/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ithinkilovemywife.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NUM/>
| gross = $13,196,245<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo />
| gross = $13.8 million<ref name=BoxOfficeMojo />
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''I Think I Love My Wife''''' is a 2007 American [[romantic comedy]] film starring [[Chris Rock]], [[Gina Torres]] and [[Kerry Washington]]. Rock co-wrote the film with [[Louis C.K.]] and also directed and produced it. It is a [[remake]] of the 1972 French film ''[[Chloe in the Afternoon|Love in the Afternoon]]'' by [[Éric Rohmer]].<ref name=Guardian>[http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1775331,00.html "In brief: Chris Rock to direct Rohmer remake"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. May 15, 2006.</ref>
'''''I Think I Love My Wife''''' is a 2007 American [[romantic comedy]] film starring [[Chris Rock]], [[Gina Torres]] and [[Kerry Washington]]. Rock co-wrote the film with [[Louis C.K.]] and also directed and produced it. It is a [[remake]] of the 1972 French film ''[[Chloe in the Afternoon|Love in the Afternoon]]'' by [[Éric Rohmer]].<ref name=Guardian>[http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1775331,00.html "In brief: Chris Rock to direct Rohmer remake"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. May 15, 2006.</ref> The film was released on March 16, 2007 and received generally negative reviews from critics.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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An encounter with an attractive old friend, Nikki Tru, 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 Manhattan financial 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. Against his better judgment, he flies with her out of town for one day on an errand, where he is beaten by her boyfriend. On the way home, Nikki kisses Richard who stops it quickly.
An encounter with an attractive old friend, Nikki Tru, 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 Manhattan financial 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. Against his better judgment, he flies with her out of town for one day on an errand, where he is beaten by her boyfriend. On the way home, Nikki kisses Richard who stops it quickly.


Returning to New York, he returns too late to make a sales presentation at an important business meeting, causing the loss of a lucrative contract and almost his job in the process. Richard reluctantly pursues Nikki still, but when tensions are deep with a suspicious Brenda, he breaks things off with her. Things slowly improve in Richard's usual routine and love life. Months later, Nikki shows up at his office unannounced. Having lunch, Richard learns of her realization that she's older and is currently engaged to another successful man, with Nikki admitting she's not in love with him and refuses to settle. Telling Richard that the two of them would be very happy together, Richard says regardless of his desires, his life isn't about what he wants.
Returning to New York, he returns too late to make a sales presentation at an important business meeting, causing the loss of a lucrative contract and almost his job in the process. Richard reluctantly pursues Nikki still, but when tensions are deep with a suspicious Brenda, he breaks things off with her. Things slowly improve in Richard's usual routine and love life. Months later, Nikki shows up at his office unannounced. Having lunch, Richard learns that she is currently engaged to another successful man, and of her realization that she's getting older. Nikki later admits she's not in love with him and that she refuses to settle. Telling Richard that the two of them would be very happy together, he says regardless of his desires, his life isn't about what he wants.


Hearing this, Nikki says she and her fiancé are set to move to [[Los Angeles]], with Nikki asking Richard to come to her apartment later to say a "proper goodbye". The morning of, he is conflicted. 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 attraction to Nikki, he realizes how grave the loss of his wife and children would be, so he walks out on Nikki narrating that you can't choose who you love in life, but you can choose how you love. Richard returns home, surprising his wife, and, for the first time in the film, they begin to rebuild a genuine rapport, with a possible promise of good things to come.
Hearing this, Nikki says she and her fiancé are set to move to [[Los Angeles]], with Nikki asking Richard to come to her apartment later to say a "proper goodbye". The morning of, he is conflicted. When he gets to Nikki's apartment, he finds her in her underwear in her bathroom. In the moments before Richard is about to consummate his attraction to Nikki, he realizes how grave the loss of his wife and children would be, so he walks out on Nikki, musing that you can't choose who you love in life, but you can choose how you love. Richard returns home, surprising his wife, and they begin to rebuild a genuine rapport, with the possibility of good things to come.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
*[[Chris Rock]] as Richard Cooper
*[[Chris Rock]] as Richard Cooper
*[[Gina Torres]] as Brenda Cooper
*[[Gina Torres]] as Brenda Cooper
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*[[Steve Buscemi]] as George
*[[Steve Buscemi]] as George
*[[Edward Herrmann]] as Mr. Landis
*[[Edward Herrmann]] as Mr. Landis
*[[Vanessa Lee Chester]] as Hannah Thomas
*[[Darius McCary]] as Mr. Michael Boyd
*[[Malcolm Barrett (actor)|Malcolm Barrett]] as Steven
*[[Marla Gibbs]] as Shirley
*[[Carl Weathers]] as Charles Thomas
*[[Katy Mixon]] as Chrissy Wilson
*[[Alex Cooper Smith]] as Jacob Boyd
*[[Peter Berg]] as Bobby Wilberg
*[[Adam LeFevre]] as Maitre'd
*[[Adam LeFevre]] as Maitre'd
*[[Welker White]] as Tracy
*[[Welker White]] as Tracy
*[[Samantha Ivers]] as Mary
*Samantha Ivers as Mary
*[[Michael K. Williams]] as Teddy
*[[Michael K. Williams]] as Teddy
*[[Orlando Jones]] as Nelson
*[[Orlando Jones]] as Nelson
*[[Eva Pigford]] as Hope
*[[Eva Pigford]] as Hope
*[[Cassandra Freeman]] as Jennifer
*Cassandra Freeman as Jennifer
*[[Stephen A. Smith]] as Allan
*[[Stephen A. Smith]] as Allan
*[[Marissa Jaret Winokur]] as Maggie
*[[Olivia Munn]] as Tiffany
*[[James Saito]] as Mr. Yuni
*[[James Saito]] as Mr. Yuni
*[[Wendell Pierce]] as Sean
*[[Wendell Pierce]] as Sean
*[[Milan Howard]] as Kelly Cooper
*Milan Howard as Kelly Cooper
*[[Roz Ryan]] as Landlady
*[[Roz Ryan]] as Landlady
*[[Christina Vidal]] as Candy
*[[Christina Vidal]] as Candy
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*[[Gregory J. Qaiyum|GQ]] as White Rapper
*[[Gregory J. Qaiyum|GQ]] as White Rapper
*[[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] as Cafe Entertainer (uncredited)
*[[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] as Cafe Entertainer (uncredited)
}}


==Production==
==Production==
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[[Mumbai]]-based [[UTV Motion Pictures]] made its entry into the American market by co-producing the film.
[[Mumbai]]-based [[UTV Motion Pictures]] made its entry into the American market by co-producing the film.


Rocks' character works at the firm of Pupkin & Langford, a nod to the 1982 film "The King of Comedy".
Rock's character works at the firm of Pupkin & Langford, a reference to the 1982 film ''The King of Comedy''.


==Reception==
==Reception==
''I Think I Love My Wife'' received generally negative reviews. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 19% approval rating, based on 105 critical reviews with the consensus "Chris Rock's comedic instincts are muted and the female characters are unsatisfactorily drawn in this uneven sex farce/domestic drama mashup."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_think_i_love_my_wife/|title=I Think I Love My Wife|date=16 March 2007|work=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] reported that critics rated the film 49/100 based on 30 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/i-think-i-love-my-wife/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for I Think I Love My Wife at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref> It grossed $5 million on its opening weekend, reaching #5. The film grossed a worldwide total of $13 million.
[[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported an approval rating of 19% based on 116 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Chris Rock's comedic instincts are muted and the female characters are unsatisfactorily drawn in this uneven sex farce/domestic drama mashup."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_think_i_love_my_wife/|title=I Think I Love My Wife|date=16 March 2007|work=rottentomatoes.com|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=9 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909152532/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_think_i_love_my_wife|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 49 out 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/i-think-i-love-my-wife/critic-reviews |title=I Think I Love My Wife Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref>


==DVD release and sales==
=== Box office ===
The film grossed $5 million on its opening weekend, finishing #5. The film grossed a worldwide total of $13.6 million.
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/ITLMW-DVD.php |title=I Think I Love My Wife - DVD Sales |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref>

===Home media===
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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 $13.5 million.<ref name=NUM>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/ITLMW-DVD.php |title=I Think I Love My Wife - DVD Sales |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=2011-09-05 |archive-date=2011-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611125355/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/ITLMW-DVD.php |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 13:09, 5 December 2024

I Think I Love My Wife
Promotional movie poster
Directed byChris Rock
Screenplay byLouis C.K.
Chris Rock
Based onLove in the Afternoon
by Éric Rohmer
Produced byChris Rock
Lisa Stewart
StarringChris Rock
Kerry Washington
Gina Torres
Steve Buscemi
CinematographyWilliam Rexer
Edited byWendy Greene Bricmont
Music byMarcus Miller
Production
companies
UTV Motion Pictures
Zahrlo Productions
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07) (Los Angeles)
  • March 16, 2007 (2007-03-16) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11–14 million[1][2]
Box office$13.8 million[1]

I Think I Love My Wife is a 2007 American romantic comedy film starring Chris Rock, Gina Torres and Kerry Washington. Rock co-wrote the film with Louis C.K. and also directed and produced it. It is a remake of the 1972 French film Love in the Afternoon by Éric Rohmer.[3] The film was released on March 16, 2007 and received generally negative reviews from critics.

Plot

Richard Cooper is a happily married and successful man. He is content with his home life in suburban New York with his lovely wife Brenda, a teacher, and his two young children. There is one problem in his marriage: their sex life has stagnated, leaving Richard frustrated and sex-starved. While at work, he occasionally fantasizes about other women, but never acts upon his impulses.

An encounter with an attractive old friend, Nikki Tru, 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 Manhattan financial 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. Against his better judgment, he flies with her out of town for one day on an errand, where he is beaten by her boyfriend. On the way home, Nikki kisses Richard who stops it quickly.

Returning to New York, he returns too late to make a sales presentation at an important business meeting, causing the loss of a lucrative contract and almost his job in the process. Richard reluctantly pursues Nikki still, but when tensions are deep with a suspicious Brenda, he breaks things off with her. Things slowly improve in Richard's usual routine and love life. Months later, Nikki shows up at his office unannounced. Having lunch, Richard learns that she is currently engaged to another successful man, and of her realization that she's getting older. Nikki later admits she's not in love with him and that she refuses to settle. Telling Richard that the two of them would be very happy together, he says regardless of his desires, his life isn't about what he wants.

Hearing this, Nikki says she and her fiancé are set to move to Los Angeles, with Nikki asking Richard to come to her apartment later to say a "proper goodbye". The morning of, he is conflicted. When he gets to Nikki's apartment, he finds her in her underwear in her bathroom. In the moments before Richard is about to consummate his attraction to Nikki, he realizes how grave the loss of his wife and children would be, so he walks out on Nikki, musing that you can't choose who you love in life, but you can choose how you love. Richard returns home, surprising his wife, and they begin to rebuild a genuine rapport, with the possibility of good things to come.

Cast

Production

Charles Stone III was slated to direct but dropped out.[3]

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.

Rock's character works at the firm of Pupkin & Langford, a reference to the 1982 film The King of Comedy.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 19% based on 116 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Chris Rock's comedic instincts are muted and the female characters are unsatisfactorily drawn in this uneven sex farce/domestic drama mashup."[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 49 out 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]

Box office

The film grossed $5 million on its opening weekend, finishing #5. The film grossed a worldwide total of $13.6 million.

Home media

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 $13.5 million.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "I Think I Love My Wife (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "I Think I Love My Wife - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  3. ^ a b "In brief: Chris Rock to direct Rohmer remake". The Guardian. May 15, 2006.
  4. ^ "I Think I Love My Wife". rottentomatoes.com. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "I Think I Love My Wife Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
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