He looks like Derek Jacobi, and she reminds you of Sigourney Weaver. It's not them, of course, far from it, but they make a nice performance together, as she finds him knifed and bleeding with a horrible bump in his head, so she takes care of him just for the moment, until he is proved to suffer from total permanent amnesia - he can't even remember his name. That's the start of a long difficult maze into all kinds of relationships and legal difficulties, since it turns up that he has two wives still living, both young and charming. So he is a bigamist and has absolutely no memory of it. The trials dominate the second half of the film, but it is worth waiting for the outcome, which no one could guess. The prosecutor and his two former wives are abominable, which helps his case, but that is not all of it. There are many refreshing surprises in this film, there are some nice elements of humour also, so it is definitely enjoyable. The one thread which is not followed up is the case of her former husband, who turns up unexpectedly without anyone having had any idea of his existence, causing some upsets, he is present at the trial, but he doesn't testify. The final question and issue is, whether any man ever can be trusted at all.
Review of The Wives He Forgot
The Wives He Forgot
(2006 TV Movie)
Saving a man's life who just saved a young pregnant woman's life, with any amount of consequences
15 August 2023