Me Myself I (1999)

Director:

Pip Karmel

Writer:

Pip Karmel (written by)

Release Date:

6 October 1999 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

I deserve the best and I accept the best.

Plot:

Pamela Drury is unhappy, and alone. On her birthday she stumbles across a photo of Robert Dickson, and...

Plot Keywords:

Bachelorette | Child | Nudity | Physical Fitness | Sex

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Rachel Griffiths	...	Pamela Drury
David Roberts	...	Robert Dickson
Sandy Winton	...	Ben
Yael Stone	...	Stacy
Shaun Loseby	...	Douglas
Trent Sullivan	...	Rupert
Rebecca Frith	...	Terri
Felix Williamson	...	Geoff
Anne Burbrook	...	Janine
Maeliosa Stafford	...	Max
Terence Crawford	...	Allen
Christine Stephen-Daly	...	Deirdre
Kirstie Hutton	...	Sally
Donal Forde	...	Young Christian
Frank Whitten	...	Charlie

Also Known As:

Chance de ma vie, La (France)
Me Myself I (La chance de ma vie) (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

104 min | Germany:100 min

Country:

France | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | France:U | Germany:6 | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Company:

Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont

Soundtrack:

Ashes

Virtuoso Performance by Rachel Griffiths

If Rachel Griffiths keeps this up, she is going to be a potent force in feature films. She continues to show her versatility in both dramatic and comedic roles. This delightful comedy reinforces the notion that you need to be careful what you wish for. Pamela Drury (Rachel Griffiths) is a successful journalist whois having a mid life crisis as another birthday rolls around. She is afraid that despite all she has accomplished, she might have been happier if she married Robert Dickson and raised a family.

One day, through mechanisms unexplained other than the magic of cinema, she is hit by a car while crossing the street by her twin, Pamela Dickson, whom I can only assume is living in some parallel universe. Drury discovers that Dickson is actually living the life she wondered about, married to Robert with three children. Suddenly Dickson disappears, leaving Drury in her place. Now Pamela begins to discover the multidimensional joys of marriage and family from the front lines. She is so ill equipped for the experience, that it produces a parade of comical situations that range from mildly amusing to absolutely hysterical.

This is a virtuoso performance by Griffiths, who has impressed me in every role I've seen her play. She was outstanding in `Hillary and Jackie' delivering a compelling dramatic performance of a complex character in a supporting role. In this film, she has the lead and she runs with it. At various times she is called upon to be dynamic, sexy, compassionate, affectionate, independent, helpless and despondent and she handles this incredible range fabulously in every case. She is a terrific comedian with excellent timing and a knack for physical comedy.

This is a very funny and enchanting film. `What If' movies seem to be popping up everywhere lately, and this is the best one I've seen. I rated it a 9/10. It is extremely entertaining and I recommend it highly. It is a shame it didn't reach a wider audience.