Dec 26 2007'Accidental Husband' Poster Analysis: Which is worse?
Poster 1
Pros: Jeffrey Dean Morgan's creepy glare and disembodied arm do a lot to explain Uma Thurman's look of surprised terror. Flowers are pretty.
Cons: Colin Firth looking past Uma like she's a Magic Eye poster. Sorry, buddy, but there's no making her character three-dimensional.
Poster 2
Pros: The apathy in their attempts at catching Uma perfectly summarize the effort I'll put forth to watch this when it's on TBS, and I'm oddly excited by the potential splattering. Firth's open arms replicate the shrug he surely gave when his agent suggested another tired romantic comedy.
Cons: After grasping the awkward visual metaphor, my mind starts wandering to more practical concerns. Why is she falling? What is she falling from? Why are neither men advancing to catch her? What were they doing on the roof in the first place? Did Jeffrey Dean Morgan have to come straight from work to nonchalantly join this stunt? In a movie about a fireman's son somehow hacking the records to make his father married to Uma Thurman, you don't want the audience asking too many questions before they even get in the theaters.
It might be a toss-up. Your thoughts? For more thorough analysis, larger versions are under the cut, and the trailer is here.
Accidental Husband Posters [IMPA]
Reader Comments
1. lils - December 26, 2007 8:29 PM
I heard this movie was based on Uma's marriage with Gary Oldman.
2. twigsy - December 26, 2007 9:18 PM
In Poster 2, Colin Firth seems to be thinking, "What more can I do? There's no way I could possibly get to her in time." Also, I totally give them bonus points for using the exact same shot of his face from Poster 1 and for subtly revealing the size of each man's penis through building placement.
3. Shineiton - December 26, 2007 11:21 PM
This is a bad movie - but i heard the sound track is gonna be alright. Colin Firth's old band is in it.
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4. MElla - December 27, 2007 10:05 AM
I know when I fall off buildings, I also grab for my veil to ensure it doesn't come loose, which would muss my hair and leave me looking ridiculous. I mean, THAT would be emarrassing.
5. Mouse - December 27, 2007 3:03 PM
Beyond the awful photoshopping in each poster, the worst thing is that the credits on the top of each one coincide with the wrong person. I know it's all about who is billed first, but would it kill them to put Uma's name in the middle?
6. Duke Steele - December 29, 2007 1:22 AM
Am I the only person that thinks Uma Thurman is a skank? She has an eye on each side of her head and a nose like a guy. And being tall doesn't mean she has a great body. Which would mean that even Scarah Messica Barker is not only better looking but, because she has a cute body at least shes a Butterface.
7. Praz - December 30, 2007 10:09 AM
Uma Thurman is ugly-hot.