Chris Rock is best known as a stand-up comedian, whose comments on American life can be caustically hilarious. At his best, he's a worthy heir to Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. At his worst, he's tiresomely vulgar.
"I Think I Love My Wife" is Rock at his worst. This remake of a classic French film had the potential to be a sophisticated comedy about the allure of infidelity. Instead, it's little more than a big-screen sitcom and not a very funny one.
Rock directed the film from a script that he co-wrote with comic Louis C.K. It's the story of Richard Cooper (Rock), a sexually frustrated suburbanite who longs to pursue the women he ogles on his daily commute.
Richard's wife, Brenda (Gina Torres), is so oblivious to his desires that it's been a long time since they had sex. That leaves him vulnerable to the charms of Nikki Tru (Kerry Washington), an old acquaintance with whom he begins to spend afternoon lunch breaks. Their relationship is flirtatiously platonic.
But that could change.
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