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The Accidental Husband (2008) 5.6
When talk radio host Emma Lloyd advises one of her listeners to break up with her boyfriend, the jilted ex sets about getting his revenge. Director:Griffin Dunne |
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Emma
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| Colin Firth | ... |
Richard
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Wilder
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| Justina Machado | ... | ||
| Ajay Naidu | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Tedmori | ... | ||
| Nick Sandow | ... | ||
| Michael Mosley | ... |
Declan
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Yolande Bavan | ... | |
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Mrs. Bollenbecker
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Emma Lloyd has made a career out of her sensible, mature and responsible approach to relationships. She has a hit radio talk show, an impending book deal, and a loving relationship with her fiancé, Richard, a conventional sort-which is precisely what Emma is drawn to. Then Emma finds out that she is already married to a man she's never met before, a result of a misguided prank that leaves her bewildered and very confused. Worse than that, her plans for the future are now threatened. With her wedding just around the corner, Emma must find the mystery man and obtain an annulment. Emma tracks down her "accidental husband" - Patrick, a charming and handsome neighborhood fireman, with a big secret...that he was behind the "accidental" marriage. Unable to fess up, Patrick goes along with the ruse pretending to be just as baffled as Emma. While at first their opposite approaches to life create much tension and chaos, Emma soon starts to admire his carefree passion for life and doubt her own ... Written by Orange
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Forget Mr. Right, start looking for Mr. Wrong See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
29 February 2008 (Ireland) See more »Also Known As:
Marido por accidente See more »Filming Locations:
Conde Nast Building - 4 Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£703,631 (UK) (29 February 2008)Gross:
£2,072,869 (UK) (14 March 2008)Company Credits
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In this film, Uma Thurman is an expert who gives advice to callers of a radio programme. In The Truth about Cats and Dogs, she plays a model who pretends to be an expert who gives advice to callers on a radio show. See more »Goofs
During the Indian party Emma gets an Indian Henna tattoo on her hands, which is still there when she goes home. However, the next morning it has disappeared. It is true that Henna is not permanent, but it will last a few days at least. See more »Quotes
Wilder: [to Emma] You don't have to be so right all the time you know, it's okay to make a couple mistakes.See more »
The reviews for this movie had not been good, although reviews for romantic comedies are notoriously unreliable. RomComs are not high art, and while there is still an abundance of difference between a good RomCom and a bad one, they are light entertainment and benefit from being viewed as such.
Accidental Husband certainly had flaws, but was still a lot of fun. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a funny bloke, Uma is Uma (always at least good), Colin Firth is assured as always. I was impressed with an exchange between Jeffrey and Colin's characters which was unusually realistic for this sort of movie.
Some commentators have expressed displeasure at the fate of Colin's character because they like the actor, but it is only a character.
The involvement of the Indian family was slightly curious, but enjoyable, and Ajay Naidu put in a solid performance as Deep.
If you are after a RomCom and you can cope with a bit of logical nonsense, you should find this an enjoyable diversion.