I Think I Love My Wife
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: March 16, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
17
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Despite the creakiness of the vehicle, there are some genuinely funny moments and observations. Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
The movie doesn't for a moment pretend to be subtle, and it has a sprawling, unfocused quality. But it's got some juice, and it's even faithful, in some surprising ways, to the essence of the original. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It wants to be both an art-film homage and a rollicking, outrageous sex farce, and it's not really enough of either to make an impression. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
The main drawback is that under director Rock, actor Rock doesn't possess quite the chops to pull off this character, and the humor and flights of fancy are simply too low-key. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
I Think I Love My Wife has got to be the unlikeliest French New Wave classic ever to be retrofitted by a famous African-American stand-up comedian best known for his stinging social commentary -- at least until Dave Chappelle remakes Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" as a hip-hop caper. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A movie that provokes as many rueful sighs as it does bruising laughs. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Mixing Rock with ooh-la-la turns out to be as appetizing as chalk and cheese. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The movie, full of wan gags and tedious situations, is directed blandly by Rock. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Washington's take on the seductress is so saucy, so unapologetic, such a brash blend of insouciant charm and raw sex appeal, that she swipes the picture from right under its nominal star. The only problem is that her theft inadvertently tips the balance of the moral dilemma, shifting it seismically all the way from "He'd be a fool to succumb" to "He'd be a coward not to." Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Despite the nice touches at the corners, the center does not hold. In I Think I Love My Wife, there's too much emphasis on the Think. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie, instead, is a work of giddy self-sabotage that seems determined to matter and not matter at the same time. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
It's unimaginative, crude and so derivative it hurts. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Chris Rock probably has a solid writer/director effort in him. This isn't it. Read full review
50
Film ThreatRick Kisonak
If you're looking for Rock's trademark smart-ass wit, you'll want to look somewhere else. Likewise when it comes to a movie with something fresh to say about the balancing act that is wedded bliss. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
In I Think I Love My Wife, Chris Rock does something entirely unexpected. He isn't funny. Read full review
40
SlateDana Stevens
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. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
The movie becomes a weak rethinking of a quality film. Read full review
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