"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.
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.