Rotten
Accidental Love is an utter mess, which is understandable given its troubled provenance. It's also fascinating.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Accidental Love
Sometimes you nail love. Sometimes it nails you.
2015 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
David O. Russell
,
Stephen Greene
Overview
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
Director and cast
- David O. Russell Director
- Stephen Greene Director
- Jessica Biel as Alice Eckle
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Howard Birdwell
- James Marsden as Scott
- Catherine Keener as Rep. Pam Hendrickson
- Paul Reubens as Edwin
- Kirstie Alley as Aunt Rita
- James Brolin as Speaker Buck McCoy
- Tracy Morgan as Keyshawn
- Malinda Williams as Rakeesha
- Kurt Fuller Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
9%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Forget the title. "Accidental Release" is more like it.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
Very bad medicine indeed.
Scott Foundas, Variety
Rotten
The race for the worst film of 2015 is officially on.
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Big, broad political satire is hard to pull off in the best of cases.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
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