The Wife

2018 • 100 Minuten

Über diesen Film

After nearly forty years of marriage, JOAN and JOE CASTLEMAN (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man's Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe's literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950s. THE WIFE interweaves the story of the couple's youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage thirtyplus years later, with a lifetime’s shared compromises.

Bewertungen und Rezensionen

2 stars is a lot for this but I'm in generous mood today :)_______ This could've been such a great movie; could've been... _______So yes Glenn Close does what she can (why did she do this movie?) to support this insipid story of a washed out pseudo-writer in constant need for attention and young arms around his neck. _______Playing with stereotypes is ok when they're used in a good story, but not here. _______I either don't watch enough movies with J. Price or he always plays the role of the lousy slimy wanna-slap-him-in-the-face guy, but either way he could change his performance or rendition of a character with such attributes. ______In any case, I found the story weak and more than predictable,, most of the acting loose at best and the director's work more than questionable. Editing was like a punch in the face; something done by a first year film student..._______Oh yes, I forgot about the relentless swearing from the Nobel price of literature that just adds repulsion and aggravation to this poor attempt of a film.

Predicable...the acting was anything but good. I am surprised that Glenn Close actually allowed herself to be in this movie..poor choice...stupid story and ending....waste of money..This has got to be the worst movie that I have seen in a long time. The swearing was supposed to add to the script..it just made the actors more stupid looking

if you've watched the trailer, you basically know the movie. Well acted, so if you like the actors, go for it. Otherwise you will likely find it boring because it's completely predictable. It'a a well done film, about not particularly happy or likeable people. Would have been better if they had explored the wife's personality and motivation more rather than her husband's. Kind of ironic, considering the plot. Basically the movie screws her the same way her husband did.