Rendez-moi mon mari!

The movie starts off extremely well, and very few negatives arose, the main ones being the movie was essentially set in the present, as opposed to 1988 (Terry with the cell phone, and references to the Internet). I thought David James Elliot delivered the goods, and on a silver platter! His mannerisms when his character first wakes up and tries to adjust in the following days/weeks are simply outstanding, and go straight to the heart! The supporting cast was very well chosen and very well directed throughout. The fact that this is a true story only adds to the emotions of the movie. I hope it is shown again, or at least released on DVD! 10/10!

I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I found it heart wrenching and heartwarming; I cried and I laughed. Well put together and of course having favorite actors/actresses added to the excellence. My heart went out to Terry and his family. I felt the desperation and helplessness that was expressed probably from having experienced the aftermath that my brother went through after a truck accident left him paralyzed. It's getting harder to find movies these days that leave a profound effect on viewers like myself but those that are based on true life events when they're presented as well as this one leaves me hopeful that more will come. Thank you so much. Absolutely beautiful!

I watched "The Stranger I Married" as it is named here in the US last night and again today. I have to say that there were several times during the movie that I found myself crying. David James Elliott was excellent as the tortured man who had lost his past. Wendy Crewson's portrayal of the wife who wanted the husband she had known for so many years was heartbreakingly realistic. The portrayals of the three daughter was also excellent. Mr. Elliott was brilliant in the scene where he keeps saying "who am I" and "that's not me." The powerful and raw emotions he put into those words vibrated through hopefully millions of TV screens throughout the U.S. But it was the words "I'm not him, but I'll always be me" that put the exclamation point to a beautiful acting job. Mr. Elliott and Ms. Crewson are to be commended on an performance that was made even more sensitive because it was, and is a true story. The real Mr. Evanshen must be proud of Mr. Elliott's ability to bring his story to such brilliant heights.

Anhriette

A decent docudrama about Canadian football player Terry Evanshen who fell into a coma following a severe car accident and awoke a stranger. Suffering severe memory loss and personality change, he struggled to put his life and family back together.

This is a CTV (made for TV) production, its pretty good based on that, obviously not a huge budget involved but also not necessary for the type of story being told here.

David James Elliott does an excellent job, giving a powerful performance as a man lost. He awakes in the hospital with no recollection of his family or anything else in his life. Frustrated he begins to show increasingly erratic and aggressive behaviour.

I think the biggest part of this story is Terry's wife Lorraine played by Wendy Crewson. Strong and supportive, Lorraine never gives up hope that the man she fell in love with as a teenager will pull through and get better. Even after his medical diagnosis of permanent brain damage she (almost naively) believes that with her love and support the man she married will return to normal.

There are dark sides to this story which are accurate with TBI (traumatic brain injury) including some violence and Terry forcing himself on his wife. The children also become afraid of their father but are ultimately what help save him. Worth a watch. 9/10/15

I have always liked David James Elliott, but this movie really showed his performance on a really emotional level. He is a man who feels lost and unable to get back to what or where he was in his life. What a powerful and remarkable acting performance. I really would like to recommend this to anyone who has ever felt lost in their life at any period of time. Wendy Crewson really gave it her all as the wife who never gave up on her husband. She has shown what true devotion is and the strength to call upon the Lord at a point in her life when she needed him the most. The girls really did a good job in acting as little girls lost and trying to help their dad find his way back to them. This was one movie that by just seeing the previews, I knew that I didn't want to miss it. There is so much to be learned here. It can be understood and felt in any time of life altering changes.