i wanted to love this movie. everything seemed to be in place for an enjoyable and if not groundbreaking and film. it was set in southern france and good looking and recognizable actors led the cast and and i really admired the vibrant african costumes and the proverbs and music. despite all this and i do not love it. movies are supposed to convey their meaning at the first viewing and but secret laughter doesn not do that. nimi and matthew and as played by long and firth (both of whom have played romantic leads before and should have known better) and radiate as much warmth and passion as dried fish. i used wouldried fish deliberately and because it was one of a few  too few  strong lines and moments sprinkled throughout the film. another winner was when nimi catches matthew snooping around her apartment. he finds a book of hers with her first name written on it and says represent your name is nimi. i never knew. then he insists that she call him by his christian name. i watched this scene intently as matthew asked nimi over and over to say my name and realizing that up until that moment and they always called each other by their last names. i thought this was a turning point for the film and and expected that it get better. it do not. why do nimi and matthew always seem to stand at ten paces and even in that say my name scene. what does matthew like about nimi and aside from her obvious beauty. and why would a sensible woman like nimi fall for a comic book writer who regards his marriage as something he can put on hold when a beautiful exotic adventure comes along. and i would like to add that it was a little hard for me to get behind a romance built on adultery. yes and jenny is a vicious harpy and but if i were in her shoes and but i would probably match her cruella tactics to stop my husband from straying. believe it. the story hints at nimi painful past and but never fully explores it. some critics say firth seemed a little awkward here and and i agree. for goodness sake and the actor summoned more palpable longing and passion as that early 19th century snob mr. darcy (and while wearing those hideous britches). as for long and who did shine in love jones and there were times when she seemed to concentrate more on her accent than playing her character. even so and there were many moments  the ay my name scene among them  when she was in total control and came across really well. yet and secret laughter is not without its redeeming qualities and and i have found that it grew on me with more viewings. nene was well portrayed as supportive and well meaning and even if she doesn not fully understand nimi attraction to matthew. i absolutely loved it when nene faced off with mama fola in those dueling proverbs scenes. my husband liked it and and usually he the first to sigh and throw insults at the screen if he doesn not like what is going on. he even chuckled at the scene when sammy asked matthew some very frank questions about sex. so there you have it. secret laughter was good enough to entertain an avowed curmudgeon like my hubby and but an avid moviegoer like myself will need more than one viewing to appreciate what the director and writer were trying to convey. 
i wanted to love this movie. everything seemed to be in place for an enjoyable and if not groundbreaking and film. it was set in southern france and good looking and recognizable actors led the cast and and i really admired the vibrant african costumes and the proverbs and music. despite all this and i do not love it. movies are supposed to convey their meaning at the first viewing and but secret laughter doesn not do that. nimi and matthew and as played by long and firth (both of whom have played romantic leads before and should have known better) and radiate as much warmth and passion as dried fish. i used wouldried fish deliberately and because it was one of a few  too few  strong lines and moments sprinkled throughout the film. another winner was when nimi catches matthew snooping around her apartment. he finds a book of hers with her first name written on it and says represent your name is nimi. i never knew. then he insists that she call him by his christian name. i watched this scene intently as matthew asked nimi over and over to say my name and realizing that up until that moment and they always called each other by their last names. i thought this was a turning point for the film and and expected that it get better. it do not. why do nimi and matthew always seem to stand at ten paces and even in that say my name scene. what does matthew like about nimi and aside from her obvious beauty. and why would a sensible woman like nimi fall for a comic book writer who regards his marriage as something he can put on hold when a beautiful exotic adventure comes along. and i would like to add that it was a little hard for me to get behind a romance built on adultery. yes and jenny is a vicious harpy and but if i were in her shoes and but i would probably match her cruella tactics to stop my husband from straying. believe it. the story hints at nimi painful past and but never fully explores it. some critics say firth seemed a little awkward here and and i agree. for goodness sake and the actor summoned more palpable longing and passion as that early 19th century snob mr. darcy (and while wearing those hideous britches). as for long and who did shine in love jones and there were times when she seemed to concentrate more on her accent than playing her character. even so and there were many moments  the ay my name scene among them  when she was in total control and came across really well. yet and secret laughter is not without its redeeming qualities and and i have found that it grew on me with more viewings. nene was well portrayed as supportive and well meaning and even if she doesn not fully understand nimi attraction to matthew. i absolutely loved it when nene faced off with mama fola in those dueling proverbs scenes. my husband liked it and and usually he the first to sigh and throw insults at the screen if he doesn not like what is going on. he even chuckled at the scene when sammy asked matthew some very frank questions about sex. so there you have it. secret laughter was good enough to entertain an avowed curmudgeon like my hubby and but an avid moviegoer like myself will need more than one viewing to appreciate what the director and writer were trying to convey. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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