Famed love expert Dr. Emma Lloyd has a radio show where she takes listener calls and gives advice. When a woman calls in with reservations about getting married, Emma advises the woman to break off the engagement, which she does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patrick, the jilted fianc\u00e9, decides to give Emma a taste of her own medicine by allowing a young neighbor in his building to hack into the city’s public records to create a fake marriage certificate indicating that she and Patrick are married. Emma discovers the “glitch” when she and her fianc\u00e9 Richard apply for a marriage license. Faced with the problem, just before the launch of her new book, Emma sets out to find Patrick and set things right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was surprised The Accidental Husband<\/em> wasn’t released in the theaters, considering it featured Uma Thurman<\/strong> and Colin Firth<\/a><\/strong>. Then I saw the production company had shut down, so it was released straight to DVD. Honestly, I don’t think I had heard of this movie until earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Accidental Husband<\/em> is a surprisingly cute rom-com. Is it clich\u00e9? Yes. Is it predictable? Of course, it is. Did I still find it entertaining and romantic? Obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite falling in love with another man while engaged to Colin Firth<\/em>, Uma Thurman strikes a nice balance between neurotic and vulnerable. She had the necessary chemistry with both male leads, but of course, it’s clear that the more laid-back, ruggedly handsome Jeffrey Dean Morgan<\/a><\/strong> would be the right man for Thurman\u2019s sophisticated Emma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s not to say Colin Firth\u2019s Richard is the typical brute that rom-com heroines find themselves with before meeting the actual love of their lives, though for a brief moment, I was afraid the film would reveal him as a self-serving jerk. But no, Richard is simply a man who’s found a good match for marriage while trying to sell Emma\u2019s book and not stress-eating (which he does often, to my great delight). You can\u2019t help but feel sorry for Richard, even when you know he\u2019s not likely to end up with the girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a lot of silly shenanigans that occur during Emma and Patrick\u2019s romantic journey, and sure, there are a few plot holes here and there, but continuity isn\u2019t so much an issue when you get to watch Jeffrey Dean Morgan sweep Emma off her feet. He’s charming enough that it’s difficult to peg him as a jerk for turning Emma’s life upside down. Am I excusing a so-so plot because the men involved are so gorgeous? Maybe. But I enjoy the “opposites attract” romance, and Emma and Patrick are pretty cute together. I have to say, though, Richard deserved a sequel to find his own Patrick… lady-Patrick?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directed by Griffin Dunne<\/strong> (Practical Magic, Addicted to Love<\/em>), The Accidental Husband<\/em> doesn’t bring anything new to the genre. It follows the tried and true rom-com formula to a T, and it’s the kind of movie that, if you get distracted for a moment or two, you haven’t missed much. But it’s still light-hearted, humorous, and worth a watch if you’re looking for a brainless, rainy-day rom-com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watched:<\/strong> 04\/06\/2022
Notable Song<\/strong>: Every Woman in the World by Air Supply<\/p>\n\n\n\n