10 Times Hollywood Failed To Adapt World Cinema

9. I Think I Love My Wife

Ghost In The Shell
Fox

This 2007 film had a good premise, written by comic genius Chris Rock, and based on the last movie in Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales – Love in the Afternoon.

The idea of Chris Rock taking on a French New Wave film and giving it his own twist should raise the eyebrows of any cinephile. And the story of a married city-man and his temptation to cheat is good basis for a rom-com.

But the film the film barely manages to emulate the style and themes of the original, instead going for laughs – and failing.

If you're not much of an "arthouse" fan, and think this lighthearted version might be a good substitute, we recommend avoiding the whole thing.

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