Watch this movie the next time you need a laugh. "My Favorite Wife" is the perfect recipe for a good screwball comedy - a stellar pairing, perfect comedic timing, a simple yet funny plot, and mishap after mishap that'll leave you not knowing whether you're coming or going.
The movie stars Dunne as Grant's wife who resurfaces after a seven-year disappearing act following a shipwreck - random, right? Inconveniently for Grant's character, Dunne's homecoming just so happens to coincide with the first day of her husband's honeymoon with new wife Bianca (Patrick). Dunne tracks Grant and his new missus down and, for the next 90 minutes, we witness his inability to tell Bianca the news where he'll inevitably have to choose between the two.
It's a funny movie, and Grant constantly putting off telling his new wife and getting himself into a pickle, makes for an easy watch. When the cat's finally let out of the bag Grant, Dunne, and their kids head to the family's mountain house retreat until the gossip dies down. The scenes towards the end where the audience is left guessing will they or won't they reconcile are equally warm and smirk-inducing.
Dunne's Kentucky roots are evident as her thick Southern accent creeps in every now and then - and at the perfect time. Especially when she first meets Grant's new wife and quickly hatches up a plan to pass herself off as an old friend from the South.
Scott's supporting performance as the man who was stranded on the desert island with Dunne during her hiatus is average. However, he does his bit to play the charmer who wants to rekindle whatever romance may have developed between them on the island. Patrick's part as the other woman is neither memorable nor entertaining, but the simple obstacle needed to keep Dunne and Grant from reconciling too early. Bates's performance as the judge who's just as flummoxed by the plot as the rest of us is alright but on the cusp of being annoying.
The movie stars Dunne as Grant's wife who resurfaces after a seven-year disappearing act following a shipwreck - random, right? Inconveniently for Grant's character, Dunne's homecoming just so happens to coincide with the first day of her husband's honeymoon with new wife Bianca (Patrick). Dunne tracks Grant and his new missus down and, for the next 90 minutes, we witness his inability to tell Bianca the news where he'll inevitably have to choose between the two.
It's a funny movie, and Grant constantly putting off telling his new wife and getting himself into a pickle, makes for an easy watch. When the cat's finally let out of the bag Grant, Dunne, and their kids head to the family's mountain house retreat until the gossip dies down. The scenes towards the end where the audience is left guessing will they or won't they reconcile are equally warm and smirk-inducing.
Dunne's Kentucky roots are evident as her thick Southern accent creeps in every now and then - and at the perfect time. Especially when she first meets Grant's new wife and quickly hatches up a plan to pass herself off as an old friend from the South.
Scott's supporting performance as the man who was stranded on the desert island with Dunne during her hiatus is average. However, he does his bit to play the charmer who wants to rekindle whatever romance may have developed between them on the island. Patrick's part as the other woman is neither memorable nor entertaining, but the simple obstacle needed to keep Dunne and Grant from reconciling too early. Bates's performance as the judge who's just as flummoxed by the plot as the rest of us is alright but on the cusp of being annoying.