My Wife Is an Actress
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 12, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
12
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
The French are very good at taking sit-commy setups and cloaking the machinery with charming and surprisingly resonant comic nuance. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Mr. Attal's real-life problem is his simplistic script, which makes the husband a childish fool and a bit of a bore.
60
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A blackhearted little film. What's being marketed as a frothy French confection about jealousy (specifically the jealousy of a regular guy married to a famous movie star) also just so happens to be a portrait of a marriage going down the toilet. Read full review
60
VarietyDavid Stratton
A sporadically amusing but ultimately very slight showbiz story about being married to a celebrity. Most of the jokes and situations are predictable, and the film is saddled with irritating supporting characters. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Isn't profound or dazzling or groundbreaking. But it's a pleasant, clever and sincere little romp, proof that you don't need to harbor heroic ambitions to create something satisfying. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
None of this quite gets off the ground, and I found myself wanting to bid farewell to Yvan and Charlotte quite a while before the final credits rolled. Not every wannabe Woody Allen is Woody Allen. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's hard to tell whether Attal means the fictional Yvan to be such an colossal jerk. His abrasive obnoxiousness undermines the film's generally light tone, and seriously deflects sympathy away from his character's dilemma. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
In the end, one's appreciation of My Wife Is an Actress may depend on the extent to which you like the character of Yvan and relate to his anxieties. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Sadly, that thin premise snaps after a while, and when Wife takes a serious turn, it becomes apparent how little the director has to say. Read full review
40
New Times (L.A.)Bill Gallo
There is more anxiety than loving humor in the proceedings, and a noticeable lack of charm.
40
L.A. WeeklyRon Stringer
Calculated to titillate middlebrow audiences on both sides of la Manche. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Gainsbourg is virtually incidental to her mate's screeching navel-serenade, which maintains a stranglehold on the declarative first-person mode of its title. Read full review
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