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The Accidental Husband (2009)

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Reviews Counted: 12

Fresh: 0

Rotten:12

Average Rating: 2.6/10

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some sexual content and brief strong language

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke – especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and... New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke – especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host Dr. Emma Lloyd. One day he is a happy, go-lucky guy looking forward to a life with his soon-to-be-bride. The next thing you know, his fiancée Sophia (Justina Machado) is seeking couples counseling on the radio from Dr. Lloyd. The no-nonsense, ever practical Dr. Lloyd questions Sophia’s concept of romantic love and advises her to break their engagement, which she swiftly does. But when Patrick and his computer-savvy neighbor decide to give Dr. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and “accidentally” join them in holy matrimony – something that doesn’t go over too well with her fiancée (played by Colin Firth) -- it isn’t long before they learn that sometimes even an expert in love needs a second opinion… --© Yari Film Group [More]

Starring: Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Shepard

Starring: Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Shepard, Isabella Rossellini, Brooke Adams, Keir Dullea, Justina Machado, Lindsay Sloane, Ajay Naidu, Sarita Choudhury, Jeffrey Tedmori, Nick Sandow

Director: Griffin Dunne

Director: Griffin Dunne
Screenwriter: Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor, Bonnie Sikowitz
Producer: Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Jason Blum, Uma Thurman, Bob Yari, Brad Jenkel
Composer: Andrea Guerra

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Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/18/08
Screen International

mono pragma poy se boithaei na pernas tin ora soy, to na metras poses gkrimatses prolabainei na kanei o anyparktos Colin Firth, hlapakiazontas kanapedakia

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09/16/08
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Words almost fail me after watching this terrible romantic comedy from Griffin Dunne which is perilously described as a "sort of Carole Lombard screwball comedy". Would that it were.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
02/29/08
Derek Malcolm
This is London

Sadly, as Thurman dithers between her two suitors – one a fiery free spirit, the other as wet as an otter’s pocket – her ­decisions become ever more ­baffling. Even her sparky ­performance fails to fire the rather soggy finale.

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02/29/08
thelondonpaper

A plot of insufferable silliness contrives to keep the lovers on tenterhooks and the audience in a permanent cringe, none of it helped by Thurman's thoroughly phony performance.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
02/29/08
Anthony Quinn
Independent

This ludicrous effort is more catastrophe than accident.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
02/29/08
Sun Online

This week we learned that 99% of Sun readers want a return to capital punishment. I learned that 100% of me wants it for 100% of people involved in this romcom.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/29/08
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

The prognosis: a total emotional block.

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02/28/08
Stella Papamichael
BBC

Limp, transparently plotted flight fodder.

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02/28/08
Jane Crowther
Total Film

Even rom-com's need a relatively believable premise but the idea that you can find yourself hitched as a result of a few clicks on your keyboard is really pushing it.

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02/28/08
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

Dismal romantic comedy that gets everything wrong, thanks to an appalling script, bad performances, embarrassing stereotypes, zero chemistry between the leads and painfully unfunny jokes.

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02/28/08
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A hodge-podge of random story elements that seem to emerge from the land that logic forgot, including a Bollywood segment.

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02/28/08
Rich Cline
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02/28/08
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