The Other Woman (2014)

"If we find anymore mistresses I'm going to have to send her to rehab."

Carly Whitten (Diaz) is in a serious relationship with Mark King (Coster-Waldau).  When he bails last minute on a dinner with her father, she decides to surprise him at home, where she discovers he is married.  His wife, Kate (Mann), visits Carly at work to confront her about the affair.  They bond over alcohol and their mutual disgust with Mark.

They follow Mark, and discover a third woman, Amber (Upton).  They meet Amber and explain the situation.  She is equally disgusted with Mark, and soon all three are plotting revenge, with a little help from Kate's architect brother Phil (Kinney), Carly's father Frank (Johnson) and her assistant Lydia (Minaj).


This film is mindless fun.  The previews (and the description of the film) show you exactly what the movie is about, and there is nothing wrong with that.  I enjoyed it.

Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann are great at physical comedy, and those skills are put on display here.  They work well together and get some great physical moments and dialog.  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, best known as Jaime Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones, is the perfect foil for the ladies.  He is believable in the part and you enjoy watching his interactions with the women, especially as they get their revenge.  Kate Upton is good as well.  The rest of the cast are good in their respective roles.

Enjoyable, mindless fluff.

The Other Woman (2014) 109 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual references and language
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Cameron Diaz as Carly Whitten
Leslie Mann as Kate King
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Mark King
Don Johnson as Frank Whitten
Kate Upton as Amber
Taylor Kinney as Phil
Nicki Minaj as Lydia