The Accidental Husband

There's little fun in being asked to identify with yet another female character who spends her running time being shamed like a dog who soiled the rug.

Words almost fail me after watching this terrible romantic comedy from Griffin Dunne which is perilously described as a "sort of Carole Lombard screwball comedy". Would that it were.

A plot of insufferable silliness contrives to keep the lovers on tenterhooks and the audience in a permanent cringe, none of it helped by Thurman's thoroughly phony performance.

This week we learned that 99% of Sun readers want a return to capital punishment. I learned that 100% of me wants it for 100% of people involved in this romcom.

The prognosis: a total emotional block.

...a predominantly watchable romcom that benefits from its brisk running time and plethora of affable performances...

Sweet, teen-friendly rom-com borders on the cliched.

Sub-lousy hackneyed crapola all the way, a complete disaster, one of the year's worst movies.

The film is hinged on unapologetic formula, looking to enchant the viewer through the act of repetition, but the writing isn't smart enough to wipe the dust off the plot.