Apparently writer-director Attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film.
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07/27/02
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My Wife is an Actress (2002)
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Reviews Counted:72
Fresh:47
Rotten:25
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: My Wife is an Actress is a delightful, snappy romantic comedy.
Theatrical Release:Jul 12, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $738,414
Synopsis: MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS is a clever French comedy from Yvan Attal, who directs, produces, and stars in the film. Jealous and paranoid, Yvan (Attal) is the husband of Charlotte (Charlotte Gainsbourg),... [More]
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noemie Lvovsky
Director: Yvan Attal
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Reviews for My Wife is an Actress
Attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama. He seems to want both, but succeeds in making neither.
10/11/02
Top CriticGod help the poor woman if Attal is this insecure in real life: his fictional Yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse.
11/19/02
It's a pleasure to watch the two leads act out their psychodrama -- be it 'faux' or genuine -- for the big screen.
07/12/02
This is snappy, frothy screwball comedy awash in French understatement.
07/19/02
My Wife Is an Actress works as well as it does because [the leads] are such a companionable couple.
08/16/02
Part comedy, part drama, the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full, and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas, but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole.
09/01/02
...the picture's cleverness is ironically muted by the very people who are intended to make it shine.
07/18/02
Starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker Yvan Attal quickly writes himself into a corner.
10/11/02
Attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare I say, outdated, it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident.
01/19/03
The film's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip.
07/12/02
Diverting French comedy in which a husband has to cope with the pesky moods of jealousy.
07/11/02
My Wife's plotting is nothing special; it's the delivery that matters here.
09/12/02
Not so much farcical as sour.
07/26/02
a bilingual charmer, just like the woman who inspired it
07/20/02
I found it slow, predictable and not very amusing.
10/11/02
Top CriticNot too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet.
07/19/02
Nice balance between real emotions and cute movie moments with a hilarious love scene.
08/02/02
The three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling.
09/23/02
U.S. audiences may find [Attal and Gainsbourg's] unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what Hollywood typically concocts.
08/15/02
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