"My Husband's Secret Twin" (a.k.a., "The Wrong Husband") was a well-crafted thriller based on the time-honored story of Cain and Abel. Of the two brothers, the bad seed is Alex Saxons, rotten to the core, who is described by his brother Derrick as follows: "He was just born bad!"
Alex masterminds a plan to kidnap his brother, lock him in chains, then impersonate him, stealing his fortune and even his wife. The action unfolds from the perspective of Derrick's wife Melanie, who recognizes that something is amiss when she returns from a business trip to Chicago. After sleeping with her "husband," Melanie tells her bestie Alisa that something seemed "different" in the boudoir.
With no assistance from a dim-witted police detective, Melanie is on her own to discover the nefarious plot of Alex. The key in her quest is the documentary proof that Derrick had a twin brother. It is now a race against the clock to expose Alex and rescue both Alex and Alisa, who are captives.
The actor playing the twins was effective in developing two contrasting characterizations. The use of British and American accents was helpful in differentiating the characters. Some of the best moments were when Alex was talking to himself in motivational monologues, pumping himself with encouragement like, "C'mon, boy!!! You are Derrick Saxons!!!"
One of the most interesting characters was Raymond Crawford, an apparent investor about to purchase the rights to Melanie's clothing store called The Hanger. In an interesting twist, Raymond is in cahoots with Alex, who will take over the estate left by Derrick and Melanie after their demise.
The film's denouement could have been tidier in wrapping up loose ends about what actually happened to Alex. Did he die? Did Raymond die? The end was very abrupt without offering closure to a saga of the bad apple named Alex Ellison Saxons.
The Wrong Husband
2019
Action / Thriller
The Wrong Husband
2019
Action / Thriller
Plot summary
Business executive Derrick is the perfect breadwinner and husband-lover for Melanie, whose luxury shop, run with best friend Alina, is also doing well, hence investor Raymond makes them a lucrative offer to expand. Gradually, Mel gets suspicious about her husband's changed behavior, missing traditions and 'overcompensating' romantically. In fact he's taken hostage by his evil, vindictive British twin brother Alex, who took his place and intends to steal both spouses' fortunes. He's well-prepared, with hidden cameras in the villa, yet things keep going wrong and Alex is in danger of losing control, while Derick's best shot to break loose fails and both a nosy neighbor and suspicious Alina are physically disabled. Mel's dramatic approach prevents the consulted police detective from taking her seriously, while Alex still has a silent partner.
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Wronged;
Omg this film is a typical TV movie. The plotline is so thin & the dialogues are so amateurish that you cannot take it seriously at all... How could the "wife" not recognise it was not her husband'! The worst/ most offensive element of this film is the "dick van dyke Mockney's school of English accent... I.E from the Mary Poppin's film". If that is what some American think British people sound like then I shake my head in despair!
The actor that plays the dual role needs to go back to acting school or better still get locked up in the jail of London Tower, until he realises and apologizes for the "mockery" of the Queen's English. He has offended the Queen & her loyal British Citizens!
Bad at script
Non sensical movies poorly madas stupid as other tv thriller movies..not convincing.