The movie Pretend My Wife was released in 2011 and has become one of the most successful comedy films of the season. What did he owe his popularity to? The actors “Pretend to be my wife” showed an excellent game, plus a good, kind plot became the key to success.
Classic story
This comedic picture is based on a truly classic story, which has already received a lot of interpretations both in American cinema and on the stage of the theater. Actors "Pretend to be my wife" were chosen successfully. They all coped with their roles. We even saw some in a new light. But more on that later.
The movie Pretend My Wife talks about plastic surgeon Danny McCobie. Danny had a sad love story in the past. He was supposed to marry a pretty girl, as she seemed outside. But in reality, a woman was only interested in her own social position and material security.
Many years have passed since then, and Danny is still single, as he avoids a serious relationship. He came up with a moving and sad story that always allowed success in women. He wore a ring, and on occasion told that he had an unhappy marriage, a terrible wife, and that his life was simply terrible. This story worked flawlessly: the girls felt sorry for the poor man, and they tried to console him as they could. And our hero needed only this: sex without obligations and serious intentions.
But it so happened that once Danny met the beautiful girl Palmer, with whom he truly fell in love. But on it, his tested story with a ring and a terrible wife did not work. Pamler did not like the fact that she could only be a lover. Then our hero had to convince the girl that he would soon receive a divorce, and they could be together. But the principal Palmer said that she wants to meet with his wife and find out if this is really so.
Our hero had no choice but to persuade his assistant Catherine to impersonate his wife for only a few hours. But everything did not happen as Danny had imagined. Unbelievable events begin with this, and the characters of the picture are more and more entangled in this web of lies.
Interestingly, the same plot was used in the old Hollywood movie "Cactus Flower" in 1969. The origin of this plot is hard to trace, but, apparently, it originates in the script for the French play Fleur de cactus.
Actors "Pretend my wife" were selected very well. They supplemented the plot with their wonderful game. The result is a wonderful, kind film.
Cast: Adam Sandler
The leading role is played by the famous and experienced comedian Adam Sandler.
Knowing Sandler’s previous experience and abilities, we can say that for him this was a typical role. He played cool and according to the plot, but it cannot be said that his character was something outstanding.
Jennifer Aniston
In addition, one of the main roles in the film was Jennifer Aniston, who also had sufficient experience in comedy films. Aniston has established herself as a dramatic actress, but her main role to this day is still Rachel from the series Friends. So for an actress to constantly sort things out on the screen, to hide something, to lie, then to disentangle all this is not new.
Critics praised the acting of Sandler and Aniston and noted that their tandem looked organically and they complemented each other well. In addition, they managed to create the necessary chemistry, because their characters at the end of the film understand that they love each other and decide to stay together.
Unusual N. Kidman
Long before 2011, when the movie “Pretend My Wife” was released, Nicole Kidman gained a reputation as a good actress and became popular in Hollywood. Her creative achievements were also highly appreciated, and in 2003 Kidman received her first and currently only Oscar in the nomination for Best Actress. This award went to her for her work on the painting “The Clock,” where she starred with Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore. The strong acting tandem of three, certainly, talented actresses earned rave reviews from critics and numerous awards. A part of these laurels went to Kidman.
And after that, the actress had successful projects, among them the drama "Cold Mountain", where she played with British actor Jude Law and Renee Zellweger. The picture gathered a good cash register and received several nominations for an Oscar.
All this suggests that Nicole Kidman is an incredibly talented and powerful dramatic actress. However, in her filmography there were no vivid examples that would show her comedic talent. And in 2011, she got a supporting role in Sandler’s new comedy, “Pretend to be my wife.” She played on the screen the role of an old friend and rival of the heroine Aninston. Kidman had a small role, but her comedic debut was a success. She was able to collaborate with people who already managed to establish themselves as talented comedians and did not get lost in their background.
Nick Swardson
Nick got a small minor role in the movie Pretend My Wife. He plays the cousin of the protagonist, and he has a lot of problems. Nick Swardson did an excellent job with his task and fit seamlessly into the overall story.
In 2011, Swardson's acting debut took place, when he played a minor role in the film "Almost Famous." After that, he continued to act in Hollywood films. What is noteworthy, he appeared with small roles in almost all of Sandler's latest films. This and "Chuck and Larry: Firefighting Wedding", and "Click: With the remote control for life" and others. After the premiere of the film “Pretend to be my wife”, Swardson continued his productive collaboration with Sandler and starred in several more films with his participation.
Griffin Glitch
And you can not forget, of course, Griffin Gluck, who did an excellent job. For the young American actor, this role of the son of Katherine, who posed as the wife of the protagonist, was, in fact, a debut on large screens. To support Danny's lie, Griffin's character, little Michael, was to become his obedient child. But Michael was still a scoundrel. He realized that the man was in a hopeless position and could not refuse him anything, so he began to greed openly and ask for anything that was horrible. It was little Michael who asked Danny to rest for the whole company in Hawaii.
After his small role in this comedy, Griffin Gluck received episodic roles in various television projects, and a little later he entered the main cast of the series “Red Bracelets”. The series started in 2014 and was quite warmly received by critics.
To summarize, I want to say that this film is a modern adaptation of a classic touching story about true love. This story was shot in an American way, but it can amuse the audience with funny humor, funny situations and, of course, the actors “Pretend My Wife” were at their best.