The Wife

The film's premise was great, Jonathan Pryce and especially Glenn Close gave great performances, but it somehow wasn’t enough. The pace of the story was painfully slow, and I was a bit bored at times. It might have helped if the creators had added some humor (there was space for that), but every potentially funny scene was concluded by a depressing ending, so the whole film seemed too gray (07.03.2019)

A compelling relationship drama. The gradual evolution of the central couple's life together is a very unpleasant picture of years of repressed emotions and gradually bubbling anger, which will inevitably come to a head sooner or later. The plot is terribly simple in essence, yet extremely engaging and intense, especially in the brilliant dialogue. The strongest link in the chain is undoubtedly Glenn Close, whose performance as the outwardly perfect yet inwardly brutally suffering wife is both breathtaking and hellishly authentic. (19.03.2019)

Excellent theme, excellently processed, moreover it can be applied to any relationship between man and woman and any area of human activity that they perform. The gradually built tension in the relationship, which slowly but surely bubbles to the surface and escalates with theatrical scenes with refined dialogues. Excellent actors are needed for this - there is no doubt especially with Glenn Close. With her expression, eyes, and facial expressions, she can express the storm that is happening within her. From the bottom of my heart, I wish her to finally win that Oscar. The other competitors can still wait. (16.02.2019)

Those who went through a similar story of grandparents in their own family will certainly understand the context and the acting exertion of Glenn Close. She really sacrificed herself for this movie with her performance. Otherwise, it is a weirdly bleak and gloomy flick that is trying to be funny at times, but that is not 100 % in either respect. (22.02.2019)