The Wife

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: August 17, 2018

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 133 Ratings

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jgzegerFeb 3, 2019

The Wife reminded me of the movie 45 years, only that I found the latter far more interesting cum haunting. An excellent performance by Glen Close, but the movie just gets a shrug.

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urmomdoesdrugsDec 10, 2018

I didn't hate it which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you look at it. I could say I sort of loved it but that depends also. Did the wife (Joan) love Jo? Or, did she hate him? answer that and you'll have my answer bastards.

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richardradNov 23, 2018

The acting is first-rate, but the script fails to deliver on what should be a highly interesting, entertaining and complex premise. Glenn Close is the brains behind her husband— a celebrated author, played by Jonathan Pryce, who wins theThe acting is first-rate, but the script fails to deliver on what should be a highly interesting, entertaining and complex premise. Glenn Close is the brains behind her husband— a celebrated author, played by Jonathan Pryce, who wins the Nobel prize for the literature that she created. Close’s character is the only truly interesting person in a film that is largely about her growing frustration at being the true writer while her philandering husband gets all the credit. The problem for us poor movie goers is that the husband and son are bores. The dialog is often pedantic and leaden, which is surprising in a literary marriage. The absence of humor and wit are major drawbacks. Clearly, this brilliant woman loves her husband and is complicit in the lie that they tell the world. But why does she continue to love this jerk, and where is the spark between them?… Expand

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LynFeb 3, 2019

God knows Glenn Close deserves an Oscar: Bad luck that among her memorable performances like The Big Chill and Dangerous Liaisons, she was up against the likes of Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice and Cher in Moonstruck. But her expressive faceGod knows Glenn Close deserves an Oscar: Bad luck that among her memorable performances like The Big Chill and Dangerous Liaisons, she was up against the likes of Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice and Cher in Moonstruck. But her expressive face is the best thing in this soapy story, about her travails with an egotistic husband and whiny son. Worst are the hints that she's really a great talent herself. If that's true, and she's such a noble individual, why didn't she write her own best-sellers?… Expand

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BrunoVn00Jun 22, 2019

A wonderful performance by Glenn Close...Ruined by an incredibly weak script. Besides Close's acting (and maybe Jonathan Pryce's too) everything else in the movie is so average and bland. The rest of the performances are not so good, theA wonderful performance by Glenn Close...Ruined by an incredibly weak script. Besides Close's acting (and maybe Jonathan Pryce's too) everything else in the movie is so average and bland. The rest of the performances are not so good, the direction and cinematography have no style. The story had potential to be great, on paper it sounds good, but the way it was executed was not so good, with constant cuts to flashbacks with two bad actors that have no chemistry, with a boring villain subplot that goes nowhere, I was really bored until the ending, which was unexpected and not disappointing at all, at least the ending was great and saved the movie from being a total disaster but it's still a well acted, pretty average movie.… Expand

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