Love Accidentally

2022 film by Peter Sullivan

Brenda Song
Aaron O'Connell
Denise Richards

CinematographyJoseph M. SeteleEdited byRandy CarterMusic byMatthew Janszen

Production
companies

Hybrid
Wholesome Movies

Distributed byAmazon Freevee

Release date

July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)

Running time

85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Love Accidentally is a 2022 American romantic comedy film written by Robert Dean Klein, directed by Peter Sullivan, and starring Brenda Song and Aaron O'Connell. It was released on Amazon Freevee on July 15, 2022.

The film received a generally negative response from critics.

Plot

Alexa and Jason are in the midst of a competition for the same promotion at their advertising firm, when each of their significant others breaks up with them. After Alexa accidentally sends Jason a brokenhearted text message, they start up an anonymous relationship through text and voice messages, unaware of who the other actually is.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Brenda Song as Alexa
Aaron O'Connell as Jason
Denise Richards as Debra
Maxwell Caulfield as Craig
Brooke Newton as Hannah
Pedro Correa as Brad
Gib Gerard as Perry
Marc Anthony Samuel as Trey

Production

On April 13, 2022, it was announced that the film will be the first original movie released by Amazon Freevee, and that it would star Brenda Song, Aaron O'Connell, Denise Richards, and Maxwell Caulfield.^[1]^[3]

Release

The film was released on Amazon Freevee on July 15, 2022.^[4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.^[5] Radhika Menon of Decider wrote, "It's cheesy, which isn't a fault on its own, but doesn't back itself up with the heart it thinks it's delivering", concluding that "the film under-uses Brenda Song."^[6] Ferdosa Abdi of Screen Rant rated it 1.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a flimsy story with poor chemistry."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Andreeva, Nellie (April 13, 2022). "IMDb TV Streaming Service Rebrands As Amazon Freevee, Plans Launch In Germany And 70% More Originals". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Abdi, Ferdosa (July 14, 2022). "Love Accidentally Review: A Bland, Passionless Enemies-To-Lovers Rom-Com". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ Knolle, Sharon (April 13, 2022). "IMDb TV Rebrands as Amazon Freevee, Plans More Original Series and Movies". TheWrap. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ Ng, Philiana (June 6, 2022). "Brenda Song Falls in Love Over Text Messages in 'Love Accidentally'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ "Love Accidentally (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
^ Menon, Radhika (July 19, 2022). "'Love, Accidentally' on Freevee, A Rom-Com Starring The Always Delightful Brenda Song". Decider. Retrieved July 19, 2022.