Me Myself I (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

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:

Birthday | Accident | Self Defense | Loneliness | Family Relationships

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
Ann 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:

La chance de ma vie (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

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

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Gaumont

Soundtrack:

Sonata Opus 8, No. 1 in D Major (Allegretto)

A Delightful Little "What If" Romance

"Me, Myself and I" is for fans of "little romantic Australian movies" like "Hotel de Love" and "Muriel's Wedding" (which I am a sucker for) or "alternative universe/what if movies" like "Sliding Doors" and "Twice Upon Yesterday" or sort of "Next Stop Wonderland" (of which I am also a sucker for) or even "mid-life crisis movies" like "Metroland" (which I deeply went through when I turned 40 so can really relate to).

Except for a tacked-on romantic ending in the closing moments, this is a charming tour de force for Rachel Griffiths (Hilary of "Hilary and Jackie") as she plays both "what if's" in her life. I liked that each parts of herself learn from the switch.

I would think that both singles and confirmed marrieds would enjoy what each self goes through as they seemed realistic to me. Well to women at least (the women in the audience were rolling in the aisles at the scenes of the single woman suddenly having to cope with how a married woman deals with birth control).

(originally written 4/8/2000)