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- Based on a novel, THE WIFE is a feminist tale designed to reverse allegedly traditional male/female roles to make ironic political points about the mistreatment of women, but there’s lots of poorly-written foul-mouthed anger, the acting is uneven, the movie’s feminist perspective displays some false leftist revisionist history, and the movie sometimes rings a bit false and overly manufactured or artificial.
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Reviews. The Wife. Christy Lemire August 17, 2018. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. She thinks of everything: where his glasses are, when it’s time to take his pills, what he should eat for lunch.
Aug 14, 2018 · Adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's novel of long-suffering spouse who hits her breaking point is blessed with a tour-de-force performance. By Peter Travers. August 14, 2018. Christian Slater, Glenn ...
Aug 17, 2018 · Rated: 3/5 Aug 16, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Wife spends too much time investigating a relationship from the outside and not enough time exploring it from the inside.
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Aug 16, 2018 · By Ben Kenigsberg. Aug. 16, 2018. “The Wife” pulls off the not inconsiderable feat of spinning a fundamentally literary premise into an intelligent screen drama that unfolds with real juice and...
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Roger Joseph Ebert ( / ˈiːbərt / EE-burt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing style and critical views informed by ...
Sep 16, 2017 · The Bottom Line An extraordinary performance lifts an ordinary movie. Directed by Swedish filmmaker Bjorn Runge ( Daybreak) and adapted by Jane Anderson from Meg Wolitzer’s novel, The Wife opens ...