Film200890 min

The Accidental Husband

Name: The Accidental Husband
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2008
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Colin Firth, Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Shepard, Lindsay Sloane

Taste attributes: comedyromanceweddingtried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers all

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, stylish romantic comedy, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 446 votes

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

When radio love guru Dr. Emma Lloyd convinces Patrick Sullivan's fiancée to dump him the week before their wedding. He sets about teaching her a lesson for interfering in other peoples lives that she knows nothing about. Things take a turn when he finds himself falling for the very person who ruined his life and everyone is going to have to learn a few lessons about 'Real Love'.

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