Movie review: The Accidental Husband
9 Aug
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Ok. A movie that combines the sheer awesomeness of Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Colin Firth is more or less automatically a good movie in my book. I’d never heard of this movie until I stumbled upon it on Play.com, and I instantly knew I had to get it (although not at the price it had at that time – I waited a bit and got it for £4.99, BARGAIN!) – and I was NOT disappointed.
Basically the story is that Uma Thurman and Colin Firth are getting married. Thurman plays a radio talk show host that gives advice in love, and she “accidentally” breaks up Jeffrey Dean Morgan and his fiancee, right before their wedding. To get even, JDM has a friend hack into the city registry and make it so that he and Thurman are married, which obviously halts the wedding plans of Thurman and Firth. Thurman then tries to find JDM and make him sign the divorce papers, but of course he is utterly and completely charming and perfect.
<fangirl> Of course he is, he’s JDM. </fangirl>
I’m not a big fan of Uma Thurman (except in the Kill Bill movies where she totally kicks ass) – I just don’t think she’s right for the romcom genre. Of course, I might not have thought that about JDM either, having only seen him in Supernatural and Watchmen so far. But ladies, let me tell you – if you don’t already have a crush on this man, you will after this movie. If not, fine, MORE FOR ME.
More…crush. For me.
Colin Firth is, of course, always fabulous. His character in the movie is the kind of character Firth does best – posh and with a stick up his ass. It might not be a big stick, but it’s there.
I absolutely recommend this movie if you’re looking for a bit of light entertainment with a dash of romance and a heavy sprinkle of my-eyes-don’t-hurt-but-other-parts-of-me-do men. (I’m not really sure what parts I mean, but you can make that up for yourself.)
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The only things I’ve seen Jeffrey Dean Morgan in are Grey’s Anatomy (where he plays Izzy’s love interest who is also a patient who needs a heart transplant) and P.S. I Love You (where he plays Hillary Swank’s one-night stand). So I think he does pretty well in romantic things :) And he’s nice to look at, too!
Ooh! I need to see that movie. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is soo incredibly hot :P I cried when he died in Grey’s Anatomy ^^.
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I haven’t heard of The Accidental Husband. And the last time I saw Uma doing a comedy was “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” which I didn’t like that much, bad acting. But perhaps she has improved a bit. Colin Firth, however, is a perfect choise for a romcom.
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