The Accidental Husband (DVD)

Finding myself at work again in the library on Saturday morning left me with a pile of returned DVDs to security check and shelve. This is fun for me because I like to find new things to watch and one such thing was The Accidental Husband starring Uma Thurman which looked like it was worth a watch. It seemed like a light-hearted romantic comedy, probably my favourite genre and I liked the look of the cast as well so off home it came with me. I watched it the other day while spring cleaning my sitting room and I must say, I was left disappointed. Dr Emma Lloyd presents a popular radio show which offers advice on all things to do with love to her callers. ...  Read the complete review

My other half was away last night. I've not been well and just wanted to sit in front of the TV and feel sorry for myself. Why is it that on cold winter evenings there is never anything on the TV to watch? I had to turn out and fetch my son from Rugby practise so stopped at Blockbusters on the way. The one advantage of my hubby not being around was that I could choose a rom com. I didn't have to choose something with any violence in it! As I said earlier I'm not feeling 100% so I didn't hang around - I saw the name Colin Firth - realised I'd not seen the film and headed to the till. You probably don't know but I rather like Colin! Sad I know, but there is a ...  Read the complete review

The Accidental Husband is a rather poor film that, despite starring such talented actors as Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini, just can't get the comedy going thanks to a dire script. Actors like these deserve far better, and thus it's no surprise that the film currently sits at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and was panned by both American and English critics. The film's protagonist is a nice New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan (Morgan), who is looking forward to getting married to his lovely fiance, Sophia (Justina Machado), until she is told by a love-advice DJ named Dr. Emma Lloyd (Thurman), who urges her to usurp her notions of ...  Read the complete review

Synopsis Dr. Emma Lloyd is a popular New York radio DJ, whose practical love advice is listened to and loved by women everywhere! Off-air, her own love life is running smoothly with Emma planning her wedding to her dependable fiancé Richard. That is until she makes the shocking discovery that she's already married... To someone else! With her life in crisis Emma sets out to track down her mystery man - in order to annul the marriage. However as events unfold, she discovers that following her own advice is a lot more difficult than she anticipated! Story Patrick Sullivan is a New York fire fighter, he's been dating his girlfriend Sophia fr 5 ...  Read the complete review

Director: Griffin Dunne Writers: Mimi Hare & Clare Naylor Genre: Comedy - Romance Country: UK/USA Certification: 12+ Language: English DVD Release: 2nd February, 2009[UK] MAIN CAST: Uma Thurman [Dr. Emma Lloyd] Jeffrey Dean Morgan [Patrick Sullivan] Colin Firth [Richard Bratton] Sam Shepard [Wilder Lloyd] Dr. Emma Lloyd is a no-nonsense New York radio DJ who dishes out 'relationship' advice that is somewhat heartless and cold - advice that her growing audience seems to love. When Emma irresponsibly advises a female caller to re-think her relationship with her fiancé whom ...  Read the complete review