Charles Hallahan, Christopher McDonald, Clive Owen

One of Halle Berry's first star vehicles, The Rich Man's Wife has a quirky, unearned twist for an ending, but everything else is pretty obvious. So obvious, it's possible to review it like this...( read more  read more... ):

See Halle.
Halle is a wife.
See Halle's husband.
The husband is mean.
See the barfly.
Halle tells the barfly how she feels.
The barfly is not well.
The barfly kills Halle's husband.
The barfly tricks Halle.
Extort. Extort. Extort.
Halle has to run.
Halle has to fight.
Halle has to carry this movie.
Act, Halle! Act!
Halle has no help.
Plot, people! Plot!
And, no, even though it's rated R, she keeps her clothes on. -- Keith Simanton

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49% liked it

3,966 ratings

R, 95 min.

Directed by: Amy Holden Jones

Release Date: September 13, 1996

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DVD Release Date: April 17, 2001

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  • July 28, 2009
    i liked it because of Peter Greene! he's such a good actor!
  • July 15, 2009
    Bad but enjoyably so. It's no Color Of Night, I'll admit.
  • March 30, 2009
    I liked it. She had to do what she had to in order to live.
  • December 9, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • November 20, 2008
    It would have been a better TV movie. They would just have to take a couple of graphically violent scenes. Just not very good: dialogue was weak and it was predictable. I'd say, if you haven't seen it at this point, don't bother.
  • September 12, 2008
    Loved the ending!!!!!
  • July 27, 2008
    "Say hello to Mr. Wall!"

    Best line in the movie. I laughed for two minutes nonstop. It's a movie that tries to be a thriller, but actually turns out to be a big bore-fest with a lame 'twist' ending.
  • July 13, 2008
    Thought this could have been better, didn't really buy the ending.
  • June 5, 2008
    Not interested in watching
  • April 28, 2008
    Complete and total crap!

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