I love the movie, but my friend tried watching it and told me he didn’t get past the first 20 minutes before he gave up. Which kinda sucks because the first 20 mins are just laundry drama and I felt he didn’t give it a chance.

And I think that might be a common denominator. I loved how I had no idea where the movie was headed and it defied my attempts to predict it. But some people like it when movies have a predictable genre, and stick to the conventions of that genre so they know what to expect. Movies that immediately start in the same way they intend to go on.

So maybe that’s a factor with your wife - on the second viewing you already know how it will end, so it’s more comfortable.