Director: Nick Cassavetes
Writer: Melissa Stack (Screenplay)
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Upton, Don Johnson, Taylor Kinney
Plot: After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he’s been betraying. And when yet another love affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Fun Rom Com
Story: The Other Woman starts as we meet Mark (Coster-Waldau) who is just starting a relationship with businesswoman Carly (Diaz) but Mark also has a wife back home in Kate (Mann), he has mastered the art of covering his tracks but when Carly goes to surprise him she learns he is married.
Kate starts to have a break down with learn that her husband has been cheating on her and befriends Carly as they struggle with everything going on. They also find out that Mark has another woman on the side Amber (Upton) and the three meet and plan to get revenge on Mark.
Thoughts on The Other Woman
Characters/Performance – Carly is a successful businesswoman that has always struggled with love but believe she has found the perfect man in Mark but once she learns he is married she tries to distance herself from the situation but ends u joining forces with the wife to get revenge on Mark. Kate is the wife that has a break down once she learns he is cheating but soon works with Carly to get revenge. Mark is the husband that has been playing his way through the women, he believes he has everything under control but he is about to learn his lesson. Amber is the young woman that has been the latest choice for Mark and regrets being involved and joins forces.
Performance wise, Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann are good like you would expect in a form of romantic comedy Nikolaj most famous for Game of Thrones suits the character but does seem to struggle with the comedy side of his role. Kate Upton is similar in this too.
Story – We have seen the husband cheating before in film but the idea of making the women team up to get revenge and expose a potential huge criminal case shows us something fresh in this idea. Sure, this does feel like it is targeted towards a female audience it can still be enjoyed.
Comedy/Romance – The comedy does work on certain occasions and is one of the better ones of recent years if not the best while the romance side of the film comes from how the girls have been cheated on.
Settings – The settings show the different lives the women live so Mark can get away for as long as he did.
Final Thoughts – This is a rom com that is better than I thought but it still isn’t on the list on the list of my favorite.
Overall: Enjoyable rom com.
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