Accidental Love
Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: March 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
5
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The DissolveMike D'AngeloFeb 16, 2015
Accidental Love isn’t very good—and might never have been very good, judging from the general air of desperation—but much of it is identifiably Russell’s work, and its scattered best moments recall Huckabees’ inspired loopiness. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Feb 12, 2015
To be fair to whoever refashioned Accidental Love from the abandoned scraps of Nailed, there’s little reason to believe that the ideal, untroubled version of the material would have been a comedic masterstroke. Read full review
42
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezFeb 12, 2015
Accidental Love is mostly a mess, a curiosity for fans, and a mangled misfire you'd understand anyone hoping to omit from their CV. Read full review
40
CineVueMartyn ConterioJun 18, 2015
The film does have a few merits, not least the cast being on great form and the script is, on occasion, very funny. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 17, 2015
Russell pulled off some outrageous moments in I Heart Huckabees, the feature he made before this film, but the evidence here suggests Nailed had issues even before the money ran out. Read full review
30
VarietyScott FoundasFeb 26, 2015
The disparate tones never gel, and the movie has an airless, stop-and-go feel, as if a studio-audience laugh track were intended but never inserted. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 9, 2015
The satire is broad and forced and unfunny, there’s no cadence to the setups and visual punch lines, and the likable cast is hopelessly lost. Some disasters should remain forgotten. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaMar 20, 2015
Given Russell’s involvement and a fairly solid cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal and Catherine Keener, just how awful could it be? Really awful. Unwatchably awful. As in, “Give it the Razzie now and be done with it” awful. Read full review
20
EmpireAngie ErrigoJun 16, 2015
The bastard offspring of a charmless romcom and a toothless political satire. Read full review
20
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMar 23, 2015
It’s something of a catastrophe. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 19, 2015
The movie is played fast but lacks wit. The script, written by Kristin Gore — daughter of Al, and author of the book on which it’s based — mistakes frantic for funny. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyFeb 19, 2015
The race for the worst film of 2015 is officially on. Read full review
0
Slant MagazineChuck BowenFeb 13, 2015
So flimsily constructed, visually and narratively, that it resembles a middle-school play that's been hastily filmed on an antique camcorder. Read full review
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