It doesn't help that the cast is populated by unfunny actors, with the possible exception of Evans, who is an appealing presence if not necessarily a great comedienne.
My Wife's Name Is Maurice(Ma femme s'appelle Maurice)
France, Germany · 2002
1h 42m
Director Jean-Marie Poiré
Starring Régis Laspalès, Alice Evans, Götz Otto, Philippe Chevallier
Genre Comedy
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Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.
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What are critics saying?
Gamely thesped, lowbrow farce.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The obvious forerunner of My Wife Maurice, is "La Cage aux Folles," a movie that is several cuts above this frantically overwrought imitator.
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