It's Tim Blake Nelson's character who keeps the plot from spinning out of control, because he has a natural and unforced respect for these women that he yanks his brother's chain and keeps their mission on course.
A Foreign Affair
They're not looking for love, they're looking for a wife!
2003 · 1h 22m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Helmut Schleppi
Overview
Two brothers need household help after their Ma passes away. They decide to join a romance tour to Russia to find and bring home a traditionally minded wife.
Director and cast
- Helmut Schleppi Director
- Tim Blake Nelson as Jake Adams
- David Arquette as Josh Adams
- Emily Mortimer as Angela Beck
- Lois Smith as Ma Adams
- Megan Follows as Lena
- Larry Pine as Tour Host Ken
- Nonna Velikaya as Anna
- Redmond Gleeson as Funeral Director
- Allyce Beasley as Library Lady
- Steven Goldstein as Tour Client Karl Prenner
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Spirited indie film that could be improved by a gifted editor.
Good piece of work.
Neither funny enough to be a comedy nor serious enough to pass for drama.
This is one case where the director would have been better off pointing his camera at real subjects. The truth, in this case, is almost sure to be stranger than the fiction.
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