How to Train Your Husband or (How to Pick Your Second Husband First)

My husband and I really enjoyed watching this delightfully witty movie. We have been married 38 years, nurturing dogs and children and one another "holding on through the bumps". Often in the years we have teased how we are not much different than our loved furry friends enjoying routine, cuddles, walks, and play, especially responding to rewards for good behavior. There were moments in the movie that we sensed classic comedy that we enjoy like in the oldies with Lucille Ball or Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Enjoy.

Karla Mosely, the black actress who plays the friend, Nicole, was great. She has real star quality and can act. HOWEVER, this movie was really bad, even graded on a Hallmark curve. Watching it was one long cringe. The lead character is very unlikeable - a clueless version of Cruella DeVille. She is bad with dogs, bad with her husband, bad with her clients and a whiny clueless friend. Nothing in this movie is remotely plausible. The big stuff, the small stuff -its all wrong. The script is terrible. Dog classes last one minute, marriage counseling sessions last two minutes, a lawyer offers a character a job while sitting at a table in the park, hubby goes to Europe by himself after scheduling a Paris vacation as a surprise. On and on. This film lacked wit, charm, characters you care about, plausibility and chemistry between its leads. Plot, sets, music, dialog were amateurish. The moment it ended , my wife asked me to erase it from the DVR. I wish I could erase it from my memory.

I gave it a five because it is no award winner. It moves slow and the acting is not A list, for sure ... But it's adorable and actually gives really good relationship advice ( treat somebody well and they will treat you well )....

I find it interesting that there are at least two bad reviews that are dated May 17, 2020 when the movie is premiering on Hallmark as I write this. Today is May 16th and the movie is not even half over. I like that the plot is a bit different from the typicaL where you know from the first five minutes what happens.

Anyone involved in this production should be embarrassed. Julie Gonzalo is a great actress but they made her pathetic in this. What wife would be ok with her husband booking a vacation to Europe without consulting her first. After all she works as do most people, then he decides to go without her. She should have packed up his stuff & moved on with her life but instead she blames herself.......stupid. He should have been on his knees begging for forgiveness, but no you guessed it in the end she's asking him. What a waste of time.

This is a story about the world's stupidest marriage therapist, which could be entertaining if it were that on purpose. Characters are flat, and the story is a snore. Lots of boring irrelevant scenes. Miss this one if you can!

I love Hallmark movies. I've been called a Hallmarkaphile. This movie is AWFUL. Gonzalo's character is TERRIBLE! I couldn't stand her. Ranks as one of the WORST Hallmark movies EVER!