La Mujer de Mi Hermano (2005)

20% of critics liked it
(40 reviews)
48% of users liked it
(22,087 ratings)

A woman bored with marriage discovers the pleasure and pain of infidelity in this stylish drama from Mexico. Zoe (Bárbara Mori) is a beautiful woman who has been married to Ignacio (Christian Meier) for nearly a decade. While Zoe still loves her husband, she feels the spark has gone out of their… More A woman bored with marriage discovers the pleasure and pain of infidelity in this stylish drama from Mexico. Zoe (Bárbara Mori) is a beautiful woman who has been married to Ignacio (Christian Meier) for nearly a decade. While Zoe still loves her husband, she feels the spark has gone out of their relationship, and she's become restless and anxious. Hoping to find the excitement she craves in forbidden fruit, Zoe falls into an affair with Gonzalo (Manolo Cardona), Ignacio's rough-edged but handsome brother. Zoe and Gonzalo's passionate affair is deeply satisfying to them both, but the adulterous couple must deal with the sharp sting of betrayal when Ignacio finds out they've been sleeping together. La Mujer de mi Hermano (aka My Brother's Wife) was the first feature length film from director Ricardo de Montreuil. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Ricardo de Montreuil
Written By: Jamie Bayly
Genres: Art House & International, Drama

In Theaters: Apr 14, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Jul 25, 2006
Studio: Lions Gate Films

Critic Reviews

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's a gorgeously mounted soap, with enough third-act surprises to justify its reputation (it was a huge hit in Latin America).
Tom Long, Detroit News
Soapy, sappy, silly and sluggish, La Mujer de Mi Hermano (My Brother's Wife) is one of those issue movies that wants to cram every hot topic it can think of into a melodramatic situation.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Debut director Ricardo de Montreuil only cares about filming pretty people in the most hackneyed positions imaginable.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
A stylish soap opera that casts cultural dramas as melodrama.
Justine Elias, Boston Globe
Brisk, shallow, highly condensed version of a telenovela.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The movie knows exactly what it's doing, and does exactly what it intends, without making one false move.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Here's a 'steamy' soap opera that's never very steamy, and if you set your expectations low, this movie is only too happy to meet them.
Marc Mohan, Oregonian
With one-dimensional characters stuck in a plot that gives them nothing noteworthy to do, only the most superficial aspects remain to be admired: the attractive cast, their attractive clothes and the attractive houses in which they live.
Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com
Stars actors from all over South America and was shot in Chile by a Peruvian director, yet what it most closely resembles is a Mexican soap opera.
Pete Croatto, Filmcritic.com
if a movie ever needed a gratuitous shot of a breast or a bare a** it's La Mujer de Mi Hermano

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Lorenzo v

Mexican films are making waves. With the success of Mexican directors like Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico is slowly making its way to Hollywood and global audiences alike. 'La Mujer de Mi Hermano' is a story about a man, his wife and his brother. Wife gets… More
Mexican films are making waves. With the success of Mexican directors like Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico is slowly making its way to Hollywood and global audiences alike. 'La Mujer de Mi Hermano' is a story about a man, his wife and his brother. Wife gets bored of man, wife seeks refuge to man's brother, wife and brother form an incestuous love affair, wife gets pregnant, man is devastated. Though that is not all. There is a shocking twist near the end. It is about man and his closet. All in all, an effective film with good acting and with it a good backstory. The leading lady is hot. 3/5
Leo L

An interesting movie.