The Accidental Husband
The Accidental Husband
PG-13 | 25 August 2009 (USA)
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Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

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Paula57

I like Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth and Uma Thurman. When I found "The Accidental Husband" for $3.99, I figured it worth a shot. I was so wrong.This is just a mess. A romantic comedy should be funny and romantic. This film is neither. It also makes no sense. What a disappointment.

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tandhcampbell

What a disappointment. Contrived drivel interspersed with forced chemistry and awkward "sitcom"-like moments made this movie almost unwatchable. The only reason I gave it more than one star is because I'm such a huge fan of so many people in this movie: Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Isabella Rosselini, Sam Shepherd. You would think that any movie boasting such stars would be a fun romp, at the very least. But even this tremendously talented cast couldn't save the truly ridiculous script. It's a retread of a plot line seen in so many rom-coms, but done so much worse than others of the same ilk, and there was nothing fun about it. If you're thinking of spending 90 minutes watch a movie, don't waste your time on this one.

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stateoftheunion

This movie is an unexpected find. After reading some of the other reviews for this, mostly negative, I wondered what I might be getting myself into in watching it. In fact it is a charming romantic comedy. Yes this kind of thing has been done many times before, but that doesn't mean it can't succeed another time. And this one does succeed.The script is witty and light and the acting is just beautiful, especially Uma Thurman who absolutely sparkles as Emma, who thinks she knows all there is to know about romantic relationships and is about to be married to Richard, played by Colin Firth when Patrick, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan enters her life claiming that he is her husband, which leads to massive complications in Emma's life.Thurman and Morgan have excellent chemistry and are definitely believable together. And I really loved this movie and would highly recommend it to anybody who wants to see a good old fashioned romantic comedy set in modern day.

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Prismark10

A romantic comedy with a slight Bollywood twist more for the fact that it features Indian characters in a more three dimensional way which is something Hollywood does not do often enough.Patrick Sullivan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) a firefighter wants to teach radio host and love counsellor Dr Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) a lesson when she unwittingly got his fiancé to break up with him. Sullivan gets his neighbour Ajay to hack into the public record office and gets him married to Lloyd which causes consternation to her as he plans to get married to her perfect man Richard (Colin Firth.)Lloyd meets up with the more rough, ready but happy go lucky Sullivan for an annulment but slowly both fall for each other due to some mixed up scenarios.The film has enough of an unusual setting, some good charm between the two leads to make it work even though its slightly contrived. Colin Firth is rather wasted in a difficult spike in the wheel role, but I guess its one of the last rom-com's he made before his best actor Oscar win. Look out for support from some veteran character actors.

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