Chris Rock portrays this state of mind in his usual witty merciless humor, as his character fights off the demons of boredom and temptation.

“I Think I Love My Wife”: we have one prosperous investment banker, beautiful wife, cute kids, pleasant house in the suburbs – almost perfect? It’s not perfection to Richard Cooper. It’s darn boring. His sex life is a distant memory and a continual present frustration.

Life as a man with family responsibilities is not gratifying to Cooper. His wife Brenda, played by the lovely Gina Torres, is engulfed by motherhood and domesticity (and her face hurts so she can’t have sex!). Cooper would like to see her in sexy lingerie, but she’s more attached to comfortable grannyish undies.

What is a man to do? Feast his eyes on the atractive ladies in town. Fantasize about life as a single man, overwhelmed with possibilities of good, no-strings-attached sex. And naturally, go head-first in a difficult situation of choosing between living his steamy bachelor dreams and a loyal, loving but ‘boring’ family.

The trouble is, Chris Rock doesn’t really come across as the man to marry, have offspring, settle down. He’s more of a big kid going through life in a candid kind of manner, cracking jokes along the way.

When old friend Nikki Tru (played by the beautiful Kerry Washington) comes into his life, he’s ripe for the picking, eager to be teased, flirted with, seduced. We watch as temptation becomes heavier and stickier and trickier – what will he do?

Well… he tries to cheat on his wife but the end of the would-be-affair with Nikki is predictible, safe and socially appropiate. He’s a good guy through and through.

Chris Rock took on a triple job with “I Think I Love My Wife,” starring in it, directing and co-writing the screenplay with Louis C. K. The film is a remake of the Eric Rohmer’s 1972 drama “Chloe in the Afternoon.”

The unique Steve Buscemi has a role as Rock's work colleague and he fascinates as usual.

The comedy, Rock's second time directing, opens in theaters March 16. His first directing experience was 2003's “Head of State,” a farce in which an alderman suddenly becomes a presidential candidate.

If Rock’s Richard Cooper could come across as a grown man, who assumes responsibility for his life and for what he has built, whether he likes it or not, his role and his movie would convince. But this way it’s just one joke after another and no relationship - maturity at all.

Nice try though.