The Accidental Husband

2008
PG-13
1h 30m

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5.6/10

26K

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Colin Firth, Uma Thurman, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Accidental Husband (2008)

This is the theatrical trailer for The Accidental Husband, directed by Griffin Dunne.

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Comedy Romance

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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

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26K

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Trivia
Griffin Dunne stated in an interview that the production company went broke, and the movie went Straight-To-DVD. After that, and the fact his previous film bombed, he returned to acting.

Goofs
When Emma is coming out of commercial during her radio show, the producer counts her down for her next segment with the words "five, four, three, two, one". No one in radio or television would ever vocalize the word, "one" in a countdown. This number is always replaced with a vertical finger signal to represent "one" and a direct finger point to show "zero" or "begin". Since the microphone always goes live on "two" the audience would otherwise constantly be hearing a disembodied voice say "one" when they come out of commercial.

Quotes
Emma: You can't find something if you don't know what you're looking for.

Connections
Referenced in El Reviewer Random: New in Town (2012)

Soundtracks
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
Written by Pete Shelley
Performed by Nouvelle Vague
Courtesy of Peacefrog Holdings Ltd.

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Featured review

8/10

Thoroughly entertaining

I nearly didn't watch this film because of the negative reviews that I read on here so I thought I'd set the record straight. I don't know if the previous reviewers had watched the same film that I did as I enjoyed every moment of it.

I watch a lot of movies and I am very fussy about what I watch. I don't normally watch this kind of movie as I would consider it to be a bit of a chick flick but I found this to be surprisingly good.

The story was very well written with lots of twists and turns and the comic timing was just right. Most films seem to have a bit of a slow section where you wish they would just get on with it but this film keeps you interested all the way through.

If you are a fan of films like Four Weddings and Bridget Jones then I recommend that you see this one. It has all the makings of classic, well written romantic comedy.