Review of De l'autre côté du lit

Sometimes I can deduce what a movie was aiming for during the conception phase when the realization on screen comes up short. This switching of gender roles shoots out of the gate looking like a great entertainment, then for whatever reason loses the grip of its intentions and winds up being enjoyable while falling short of its goal. While the premise is scarcely believable - a wife takes legal action to switch her job as harried homemaker and part-time jewelry salesperson with her husband, owner of a tool sales & rental business - it feels fresh, and the enthusiastic participation of stars Sophie Marceau and Danny Boon makes it easy to swallow.