Review of The Accidental Husband (2008) by Liz V — 13 Dec 2009

It's easier to say than do. Uma Thurman plays Dr Emma Lloyd, a New York famous radio broadcaster who's happily engaged to her fiance Richard (Colin Firth). However, when she advises one of her listeners to call off her wedding, the groom-to-be (Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Patrick) decides to give her a taste of her own medicine and agrees to let a hacker friend alter her marital details on the City Hall database.

Sure enough, when Emma and Richard turn up to register their imminent plan, Emma discovers, to her horror that she's already married. Believing the detail to be a computer glitch, she sets out to find Patrick and put the record straight, but Patrick has other ideas. She advises people but doesnt know how to apply to herself.

The plot is horribly contrived and has the unfortunate effect of turning its intended-to-be-sympathetic male lead into an unlikeable MAN who breaks up a relationship just for revenge.

The acting is pretty bad too ? Thurman tries too hard and ends up just plain irritating. Similarly, the jokes are not really funny, and the script requires the characters to make silly decisions. I can't believe there's a man calling to talk personal thing when the woman is working on the radio.