If you like Chris Rock, you will probably get a kick out of this movie. If you don’t like Chris Rock, you’d be wise to never see this movie. Luckily for me I am a huge Chris Rock fan and I got huge laughs out of this silly, over the top and ultimately pointless movie. Rock, star, writer and director of this movie uses it to vent about marriage in a slightly misogynistic manner and some of the voice over narration feels as if it comes straight from his stand up and actually some of it does. That is certainly not shocking because he has done it before and I am sure he will do it again, the problem is, as an actor Chris is not terribly commanding, but as a stand up comedian he is among the best.
Rock stars as a man who has a great job, a great family and a beautiful wife (Gina Torres), so naturally he is bored. Rock called it the “Seven year itch” in an interview last week. See, he has been married for 7 years and he and his wife are no longer having sex. Rock is understandably frustrated and everywhere he goes he sees gorgeous women and often imagines hilarious scenes, about what would happen if he were single. Again, it is really only funny if you like Rock. Enter, Kerry Washington. Washington is smoking in this movie, literally and figuratively. She smokes in almost every scene and oozes crazy sexual energy in every pout, wink, spoken word and movement. Rock knew her in the past, had a big crush on her and she has shown up to shake things up. Washington is a free fun girl and Rock finds himself laughing and enjoying life a lot more when she is around. The problem is, he starts putting off his work and his family for spending time with her. He starts lying and getting mad at his wife for no real reason (another hilarious scene). Oh and his best friend is randomly played by Steve Buschemi. Buschemi is kind of the anti Rock here. He is a horrible worker and cheats on his wife all of the time and offers up some pretty heinous advice to his friend. Some of which involves Viagra and a most unfortunate needle. It is probably the low point of the film for me and reverts far away from Rocks strong point, which is his voice for words.
The story comes down to will he or won’t he cheat on his wife and I have to say that I got wrapped up enough in the story that I was unsure whether he actually would or not. It would have been difficult to fault him for it because Washington wears the hell out of that red bra and pantie set in the closing moments and he does seem just too exhausted with his wife to put up with it anymore. However, at the same time we would die for him not to do it because of his kids, and the relationship he has with them. The closing scene is also so over the top silly that it is hard to imagine a studio let him do it, yet it is also off the wall hilarious that it seems difficult not to laugh while you are watching it, and plenty of the people I was watching it with, did laugh, often and very loudly. I can’t say I recommend this movie to anyone, but if you like Chris Rock you will enjoy the voice over narration at the very least or if you want to check out a smoking hot light skinned black girl prancing around in very tight revealing clothing, this might also be worth checking out.
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