The Wife

The movie is good, though sad. Glenn Close is FANTASTIC. It was somewhat difficult for me to feel TOO bad for her character, Joan however, since the Charade was HER idea in the first place. But I guess that's what so many women do, for the men they love. He shouldn't have let her, of course, but his ego was more important. Plus his affairs were an Extra Dose of JERK.

Brilliant movie. Close portays the caring wife, however knowing its all a great big lie. I could watch this woman play in anything she is just wonderful. Not forgetting the rest of the cast who were equally as good.

A friend walked back to his PC when I said I wanted to watch this - glad I didn't capitulate and watch something else - his loss. I loved it. A very complex storyline with great dialogue addresses complex questions at many levels with terrific performances generally but yes, Glenn Close's performance is just stunning. Don't let anyone talk you out of watching it.

stunning show , i was gripped by it

Glen Close is brilliant, just so believable.

It was a good movie, but not one that left me thinking "Wow...that was one of the better movies I have seen in a while!" Not a three but not up to a four. Very glad that Rotten Tomatoes allows 0.5 ratings - 3.5 fits perfectly.

Despite some fine performances and a couple powerful moments, I found this to be quite the disappointment. I was surprised to find myself bored during long stretches of the film, and I didn't find much passion in the drama. It's all a bit too polished and polite. Unfortunately, we are taken out of the story on multiple occasions by unnecessary flashbacks showing the leads when they were younger. The son, played by Max Irons, is a horribly written character who adds nothing pertinent to the story. Most of what does work can be attributed to the committed performances of the leads, although I don't think this is the best work of Close's or Pryce's filmography. Much was made about Close losing the Oscar, but I don't think this is an awards-caliber role - just a lot of staring off into space with faintly glistening eyes. And I frankly think she overplayed a couple of her more dramatic moments. With a few tweaks here and there, I think this could be turned into a good stage play. But as for the movie, it was a pondering and often predictable misfire.

Really well constructed, directed, and acted!

The Wife tells a very original and understatedly thrilling story. Yeah, it's definitely a movie full of white people problems, but it is layered with universal truths that are wonderfully portrayed. The acting is insanely good and Glenn Close is impossible not to praise. Joan's (Close) wry sense of wit and simultaneous love and disdain for her husband Joe (Pryce) is so natural and charming. This is a thoroughly enjoyable movie that is more than what it seems.

Boring scrip; not worth your time. Too bad love Johnathan Price and Glenn Close