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A radio talk-show host who specializes in repairing damaged relationships finds her life suddenly turned upside down when a listener who took her advice and later regretted doing so resolves to take r... read more read more...evenge on the misguided love doctor. Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Sam Shepard, and Isabella Rossellini star in a romantic comedy directed by Griffin Dunne. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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16 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Griffin Dunne

Release Date: November 10, 2009

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  • January 7, 2012
    Another one under the category of okay to have on in the background. Nothing more. Possibly a little worse than the average rom com.
  • November 15, 2011
    No wonder why the rating is so low :|
  • November 5, 2011
    A badly produced, horribly clichéd, sadly dreary romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman in another role that feels oh so awkward on the supernova, and hunks Colin Firth and Jeffery Dean Morgan. The bulk of romantic comedies aren't anything to write home about, but sometimes they wo... read morerk, especially when they're well plotted or the concept is something genuinely not so absurd, like in When Harry Met Sally and Return to Me. What we have here is another story about a repressed blonde with a penchant for not falling in love until, low and behold, Jeffery Dean Morgan shows up in a madcap venture to sweep the bubbly beauty off her high heeled feet. Because of Firth (and solely because of Firth) I gave this critical and commercial failure a look over and was just as disappointed as you would expect from an Uma Thurman romantic comedy. (Other such failures have included My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Prime.) The soundtrack was really exceptional, but that dreadful score sounded like a cheap template off Microsoft's website. It just felt half assed and cheesy, like a Goldie Hawn movie from the sixties, except more production value and none of the charm of a ditzy blonde. Just, not, worth anything.
  • July 9, 2011
    This romantic comedy is based on a rather fresh, even if unrealistic idea: taking revenge on the radio show host who ruined your marriage by making her your wife through hacking the according papers. That makes for plenty of confusion and wonderfully embarrassing encounters, or c... read moreould, if the movie dared to go there and be a little more mean. Fact is, Thurman and Morgan's character get along so well right from the start that there isn't even much conflict going on, more a running around with the paper work. There are some decent scenes making use of the potential, but overall there is just too much harmony. Uma Thurman also just doesn't seem to be in her preferred genre with this comedy, her acting is quite over the top and doesn't hold up to her rather charming male counter parts. The result is not boring but kind of arbitrary at times, trying to add quirky scenes, like the cake tasting or the Indian Bar Mitzwa, that feel forced and random. Could have been a lot better with a spicier script.
  • December 18, 2010
    watched this for the second time last night and still love it~! Dr. Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) hosts a popular radio show in which she hands out relationship advice,After a call to her show, Sofia (Justina Machado) decides not to go ahead with her planned marriage to New York firef... read moreighter Patrick Sullivan (Jeffrey Morgan). Furious, and seeking revenge, Patrick uses a computer whizz friend to hack into the New York marriage database and 'marry' him to Emma....Emma finds out just as she is about to marry Richard (Colin Firth), and seeks an annulment from Patrick.well of course as we all know things dont always go according to plan,and no, he isnt going to grant it that easily, and the incredible circumstances might just change the way Patrick and Emma feel about each other.
    not a bad movie,a light hearted "chick flick" ...love colin firth in anything uma is another fave actress and Jeffrey is hot to trot!!!
  • November 22, 2010
    There is no other way to describe this movie other than cute. There's a little hiccup in Emma's plan to marry Richard. Turns out she's already married to Patrick because of a computer glitch. It's funny and has its share of romance> you sorta feel bad as it's sorting itself out,... read more but it all works out the way it should.
  • October 14, 2010
    I thought that this was cute primarily because of Colin Firth and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (who is an adorable hunk). Uma Thurman invented the word "overacting". But all in all cute and romantic.
  • July 17, 2010
    Uma is Emma the love doctor on the radio. She advises one of her listeners to dump her fiancé. The ex sets out for revenge including filing for marriage. Original and quite funny storyline.
  • January 27, 2010
    Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Shepard, Brooke Adams, Lindsay Sloane

    DIRECTED: GRIFFIN DUNNE

    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.

    Not a bad little r... read moreomance comedy. Storyline was OK. Seen better acting from all three leads. But none the less worth a rental on a boring night.
  • December 18, 2009
    Falling in love... even the expert is confused.

Critic Reviews


S. Jhoanna Robledo
September 2, 2010
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media

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

Amy Nicholson
May 5, 2010
Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly

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. Full Review

David Cornelius
December 23, 2009
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

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

Brian Orndorf
November 19, 2009
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com

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. Full Review

Joseph Proimakis
September 16, 2008
Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

mono pragma poy se boithaei na pernas tin ora soy, to na metras poses gkrimatses prolabainei na kanei o anyparktos Colin Firth, hlapakiazontas kanapedakia Full Review

Derek Malcolm
February 29, 2008
Derek Malcolm, This is London

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. Full Review

February 29, 2008
thelondonpaper

Sadly, as Thurman dithers between her two suitors - one a fiery free spirit, the other as wet as an otter's pocket - her decisions become ever more baffling. Even her sparky performance fails to fire ... Full Review

Anthony Quinn
February 29, 2008
Anthony Quinn, Independent

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. Full Review

February 29, 2008
Sun Online

This ludicrous effort is more catastrophe than accident. Full Review

Peter Bradshaw
February 29, 2008
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

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. Full Review

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