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The Other Woman is a semi-successful femme comedy showcase hampered by its own rom-com conventions, which undercut any real intelligent or insightful thematic messages.
InThe Other Woman , we suffer attorney Carly Whitten ( Cameron Diaz ) , a powerhouse career gal who can never indue in relationships - that is until she meets her double-dyed match in Mark King ( Nikolaj Coster - Waldau ) . However , when Carly tries to surprise Mark with a kinky late - night sojourn , she ’s the one who instead gets a surprise : Mark has a wife constitute Kate ( Leslie Mann ) .
At first the meeting is improbably unenviable and ugly , but plucky Kate ca n’t help but look up to the other charwoman in her married man ’s life-time , and the two rapidly become " the weirdest friend , ever . " Once joined , the peeress set their mess on retribution against Mark ; but as the archeological site deep they find more lies and more schoolma’am - like the toothsome Amber ( Kate Upton ) - hiding in the wings . Determined to contribute down the man who has been stringing them along , Carly , Kate and Amber schema to pull off a squelch for the age - if their fille office can just withstand a bad son ’s charm long enough .
On the surface , The Other Womanseems like a traditional rom - com movie with a girl power angle - and in a lot of ways it attempts to be . However , thanks to music director Nick Cassavetes and a great comedic public presentation from Leslie Mann ( with some welcome aid from her carbon monoxide - stars ) the motion-picture show actually manages to be more memorable and entertaining than it is on paper , despite a hand that does n’t hold up as a feminist parable .
Cassavetes - in addition to his many acting role - is known for an eclectic portmanteau of movies - many of which achieve some kind of cult status ( The Notebook , John Q , Alpha Dog).The Other Womanis his most comedic seek to date , but Cassavetes definitely has the mind and eye for good comedy , sleuth a variety of scene that use everything from wordplay to physical funniness and even montage to create a ordered melody of hilarity . Because it ’s Cassavetes ( who is not afraid to press into some explicit or even gory areas ) there is an sharpness that is dexterously maintain to make moment of raunchy or grownup humour which in reality switch off the amusing os late , while still wield to seesaw on the safe side of a PG-13 rating . The looking of the motion-picture show - and the world of its NYC socialite world - is all lavish and colorful and well - staged . In other words , the movie is easy to watch over .
The more problematic end of the celluloid is undoubtedly the book from first - timer Melissa Stack - the modish author pull from Hollywood ’s " Black List " of the good screenplay yet to be produced ( she was on there in 2007 for a script calledI Want to F— Your Sister , just so you have some reference ) . The dialogue and comedy are sharp , and conceptually the story is a dainty twist on the idea of the married woman vs. mistress drama cliché ; however , narratively and thematically , the flick tries to make a percentage point it can not realise .
This is a movie which attempts to posit that three adorable , capable women being united in crush over one homo is somehow a narration of empowerment . It ’s an admirable title , but one that could easily be challenged - if not instantaneously defeated - based on the event of the film , the characters ' sparse , archetypal personalities and their confutable actions . Much like Amber , The Other Womanis nice to look at and is fun to be around - but it does n’t have all that much going on in the smarts section . It ’s never a good sign when one of your characters can foreshorten the situation to being an event where " The lawyer , the wife and the boobs , " all get together for one purpose .
Equally true is the observation that if you were to take Leslie Mann out of this motion-picture show , its sport quotient would throw away exponentially . Mann has been on a tear of comedic roles ( The variety - Up , This Is 40 ) but this may be her best work yet . She steal nearly every scene she ’s in and go for comedic broke , and her case probably has the best arc of the film , displaying here and now ( if only sporadic ) of exposure and serious adult complexity , to equilibrise out her zany goofiness . Cameron Diaz lend thatBad Teacheredge to her icy career gal , and serves as a astonishingly good straight woman to Mann ’s wacky character . The two leading peeress are actually great together , displaying chemical science , timing and dedication that make the Kate / Carly storyline genuinely fun and interesting to catch .
Although men are the focal point of the story at every bend ( satire ) , the boys in the cast are not major player in the film . Nikolaj Coster - Waldau basically phones in his Jaime LannisterGame of Thronesswagger , creating the sort of ' defective boy you love to detest ' that is necessary for this write up . Chicago Firestar Taylor Kinney has to play Phil , the hunky cool brother to Mann ’s Kate , and cater the necessary smoldering hunky stares ( though , as target out by Kate , the dearest news report between Phil and Carly is weird in the context of this story ) . Meanwhile , Don Johnson shows up two steal a scenery or two as Carly ’s lovable louse of a forefather .
The bad cast talk point is how papa - civilization sensations Kate Upton and Nicki Minaj do in their first major screen role . Upton ’s part is tailored to make the best of her limited range ( lots of uncomplicated sight gags , very little dialogue or heavy emoting ) ; meanwhile , Minaj plays a meet - but - typical sassy lady friend role , and really call for to work on articulate her lines ( at times it ’s like trying to say a ventriloquist ’s lip ) . Having the pair of them in the cast is somewhat distracting , andThe Other Womanis already bogged down with lowly part and storylines , so it ’s good that Upton and Minaj ’s screen meter is modified . Little State Department go a retentive way in their case .
In the end , The Other Womanis a semi - successful femme comedy showcase hinder by its own read-only memory - com convening , which undercut any real sound or insightful thematic message , feminist or otherwise . Still , the Leslie Mann clowning showcase is alone worth check , and her and Diaz manage to make a frenemy passion tale that ’s nearly as worthwhile . It ’s not at all mandatory theater wake , but as far as appointment dark goes , both guys and gal will come up themselves in pretty good paw with this one .
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The Other Womanis now in dramatic art . It is 109 minutes long and is Rated PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material , sexual references and speech communication .
The Other Woman is a 2014 clowning film lead by Nick Cassavetes . The news report surveil three women , played by Cameron Diaz , Leslie Mann , and Kate Upton , who discover they are all romantically call for with the same man and connect strength to get back at him . The celluloid research radical of perfidy and friendship as the women take shape an unbelievable bond while plotting their retaliation .
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in ‘The Other Woman’
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in ‘The Other Woman’
Leslie Mann in ‘The Other Woman’
The Other Woman is a 2014 comedy film directed by Nick Cassavetes. The story follows three women, played by Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton, who discover they are all romantically involved with the same man and join forces to get back at him. The film explores themes of betrayal and friendship as the women form an unlikely bond while plotting their revenge.
