Love Accidentally movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Love Accidentally

This cheesy rom-com is available on streaming on Amazon’s Freevee on July 15, 2022

RATING: PG

LENGTH: 1 hour 25 minutes

Movie Review Mom GRADE: C-

IN A NUTSHELL:

Freevee is an ad-supported movie streaming service by Amazon. This disappointing rom-com was directed by Peter Sullivan and written by Robert Dean Klein.

Capable, experienced Alexa and smooth-talking newcomer Jason are competing for a senior position at a high-powered advertising firm when each of their significant others breaks up with them. Thinking she’s confiding in a friend, Alexa sends a ‘broken heart’ text to Jason by mistake. The two spark up a phone-only relationship, with neither daring to ask who the other really is, and grow ever closer as they support each other through work problems and heartache. When they arrange to meet and the truth comes out, will they be able to put their rivalry aside and let true love prevail?

THINGS I LIKED:

I had never seen either of the good-looking lead actors in anything before: Brenda Song and Aaron O’Connell.
I love it when movies talk about other movies. Sense and Sensibility is even quoted in this flick, although another character calls it “Chick Lit”.
The opening credits are energetic and quickly get you in the mood for a rom-com.
The movie is clean with no profanity and sex scenes.
I assume the title is a respectful nod to the romantic comedy Love Actually which has star power, charm, and chemistry. A more appropriate comparison and title for this one could have been a spin-off of You’ve Got Mail by naming it You’ve Got Texts.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

There’s absolutely zero chemistry between the leads. Both of their personalities are super self-absorbed and annoying, making it difficult to want to root for them.
Super cliched with extremely predictable plot and dialogue.
The workplace bickering is exhausting.
A lot of bad acting moments.
The cheesy music is often overbearing.
I like Denise Richards, so I was sad to see her mess with her beautiful face with plastic surgery.
Are baggy clothes coming back? I was surprised to see Brenda Song in such old-fashioned clothing. Was it intended for her to look like a bad dresser?
Because the main character’s name is Alexa, my voice assistant went off in the room every time someone said her name. ha ha
So many hair extensions, Botox, and fake eyelashes.
It drives me nuts when female characters in movies go to bed with tons of makeup still on.
It’s supposed to be a comedy but there really isn’t much humor.
How is it the female character lives in a gorgeous, expensive house, yet the other successful sales guy in the company, the lead male character, has a dumpy-looking kitchen and eats Hot Pockets?
Ultimately, the movie has no magic and will be instantly unforgettable.