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I hate his wife

posted 17 years ago by samc-6
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Rob Lowe's wife is a real loser. She's holding him back, and I can't stand girls like that. Talk about a non supportive wife. He needs to divorce her and take his daughter, find a better gal. What does she want him to do? Be poor? Then she'll complain that he's poor and not making anything of himself. Then when he's successful, she's mad because he's not himself anymore. She'll b*tch either way -- might as well do what makes sense to him.

Come on -- we were all thinking it...I just posted it.

[–] nxylas 17 years ago

Thing is, the movie sets up a false dichotomy between material success and family values. OK, the school play scene (ripped off from the far superior Whale Rider) was plausible, but are we really expected to believe that for the author of the best-selling book in America to cancel a speaking engagement due to a family funeral would be a career-destroying move?

[–] valvaljean 17 years ago

yeah all the problems started when the english accent chick showed up and made goo goo eyes at him. The wife said she'd support him 'all the way' - yeah, right.

There just really weren't enough misdeeds on his part to justify her reaction in the movie

[–] csobero 17 years ago

I thought his leaving the family was pretty bad. It's not as clear in the movie (though it is in the book), but Rob basically leaves his family when he walks out the door and heads back to New York. He doesn't call, nor does he come back for Thanksgiving. He's in denial that he's left, because he convinces himself that he'll go back, that he's just taking a break. But he doesn't actually go back until he thinks he's dying.

[–] sombrus 17 years ago

This is just the same all fathers are evil crap, no matter wat they do. Work too little, and your kids go without and you're a bad dad. Work too much and you don't spend enough time with the kids and you're a bad dad. Work just enough and you could be doing so much more and your kids need more money and you're a bad dad.

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[–] gemma81de 16 years ago

You all seem to think that his wife complained when he didn't have a job and she had to work instead to earn some money. And now that he works she isn't happy either. But in fact she never once complained when he didn't have work. She always supported and encouraged him.
I can perfectly understand why eventually she was mad at him because he acted like a real ass. Having your husband/daddy around is more important than living in a huge house and having expensive jewelry. And coming back to your family only after you are convinced that you are dying is really lousy.

[–] yossarian100 16 years ago

Actually, I wasn't thinking that at all, but, in a world where ethics and values are whatever it takes to get to the top, regardless of whose bodies you step on in the process, I'm not surprised to hear it.

"I left everything, and everyone. But no one, no one has ever left me."

[–] bws042257 15 years ago

Let's see....

You hate his wife.

You think she's a real loser.

You think she's nonspportive.

Then you extrapolate that she'll complain when he's poor and unsuccessful.

You, sir, are the one with real issues. My guess is that you have at least one divorce under your belt and probably more. But either way, you demonstrate a total lack of understanding in what it takes to make a marriage work. Contrary to your beliefs, it's not selfishness and disloyalty. And the movie bears this out.

Get over your insecurities and learn to engage life with some measure of generosity and kindness.

[–] jmichael3387 10 years ago

His wife was totally supportive and didn't hold him back one bit. To say so is absolutely preposterous. She was 100% supportive of him leaving to go on his tour. You must have been watching a different movie if you didn't like her.

She was just concerned, and rightfully so, when Rob Lowe started changing and acting arrogant. Like when he said he was inspired by all those French authors when he wrote the book. And when he told his old boss to get lost...and then snapped at his wife rudely. And how about his getting close to his hot sophisticated assistant - he damn near took her up on her offer to spend the night.

His wife was fantastic in my opinion. And I'm sure in almost everyone else's.

[–] NHLiptak 9 years ago

I just watched this terribly flawed TV movie. You're right, jmichael. The wife was supportive and fantastic, then called him out for his thoughtless behavior. I'm unsure how some viewers distorted this couple's actions.

[–] jmichael3387 9 years ago

Yup.