for as low of a score that this film carry and i hand to confirm that i have watch the same film . for some strange reason and i witness a completely different film than the one mention from other critic . i thoroughly enjoy this french farce that be boldly colorful and imaginatively creative and and passionately contrive . while i do find it at time hard to read the subtitle and see the action together and i do not see it a a completely spoiled moment for the film . the comedy be quick and the plot be well round and and i especially love the character that director jean marie poiré bring to the screen . it be so wonderfully absurd that it keep me glue to the screen wonder what would happen next . i will admit that this be a rather predictable film and but what poiré have do be take a used story and restyled the fun fit in this modern day of cinema . this suddenly transform into a zany adventure that keep my head buzzing and my mind engross and and my funny bone in action . the best part of this film be simply the character . there be two power player in this film that each bring something unique and original to the screen and ultimately make ma femme sappelle maurice worth watch . the first be the hysterical régis laspalès whom nearly steal the entire film away from everyone else . he take the role of maurice and transform it into a modern day robin williams vehicle . from the moment that i meet him in a little bread shoppe until the final climactic moment and i be capture . he control the screen with such brilliance and pizazz that i be surprised that i have not encounter him in any other film . he be genuine and which be sometimes a hard asset to find in comedian today . the second character that i deeply enjoy be gotz otto . he play the possibly sexually confused johnny that get some drink into him and fall for the close lady to him . that just happen to be maurice . together and these two play superbly well against each other . their chemistry be well than some match find in hollywood today . i could feel their moment click from across the screen and to my delight it work . they be extremely funny together add an extra layer of ice to an already hysterically sugary film . another aspect that i truly felt compel about in this film be the color set against the backdrop of the whimsical adventure . i think i have be involve in too many darkly grey film lately here in america and and it be finally nice to see the bold and vibrant color of life clearly define on the screen . the hue of red and yellow and and orange perfectly decorate not just the surroundings and but also the character as well . i think that be some of the reason for the amazing performance and because of the colorful environment that they have to work in . the color brighten the set and but also this film . at time it nearly felt like a fairy tale film ( with the color and magic castle feel that the apartment have ) and especially with the color of love paint in nearly every scene . poiré know what he be do and and while this be definitely no amelie and it do show the colorful cinematic technique that the french have so proudly call their own . so and we have some very funny character combine with some beautiful set that seem to be use to accentuate the character ( hollywood and you could be take note here ) and what else be there . i enjoy the theme of this film . for anyone that enjoy mrs. doubtfire and the birdcage ( and the french counterpart ) and this be the film for you to see . it combine the ideal of homosexuality with a farce about life . it bring these idea of cross dressing and gender swap into a very colorful light that will make you think and laugh at the same time . this be not a negative aspect and but rather a very poignant element that poiré choose to add to this film . he could have simply go main stream and but the element that he choose to us be brilliant . couple with some random moment that make this film stand on it own two leg ( the entire chainsaw scene be hysterical and very random ) and my wife maurice be a comedy that will have you laugh for a very long time . overall and i be very impressed . this be a gem that i have never hear about that grace my dvd player well . the overall feel of this film be happiness and whimsy and and it be exactly what i need at the end of the day . while it be not a flawless film and the problem be so small that you probably wouldn not even notice them if you try . do not just look at these negative marking a a sign that this be a poor film and check it out for yourself and and you may find ( like me ) that this be a perfect comedy . grade represent out of .