Common Sense Media Review
By Jennifer Green
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Flawed, formulaic romcom has stereotypes, drinking.
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Love Accidentally
What's the Story?
It's a big day for Alexa Parker (Brenda Song) at the opening of LOVE ACCIDENTALLY. It's her birthday, and she thinks she's getting both a promotion at work and a proposal from her boyfriend. Instead, she's forced to compete for the promotion with her office nemesis, Jason Crawford (Aaron O'Connell), and the boyfriend breaks up with her. Intending to pour her heart out to her best friend, she sends a weepy text to the wrong number. The person on the other end replies, and the two start a virtual friendship without realizing it's actually Alexa and Jason. Meanwhile, their rivalry at work heats up.
Is It Any Good?
You've Got Mail for the texting age but with a fraction of the charm or emotion of the original, this San Francisco-set romance disappoints. Like the '90s classic, the two destined lovers in Love Accidentally find a virtual connection at the same time that they're clashing in person over a work conflict. Yet the stakes in their conflict are much thinner, and the resolution of their relationship is so rushed it's hard to believe the two have any romantic connection at all. Other aspects also feel off, like the open-ended coupling of two other colleagues, clumsy background music, and Denise Richards' odd turn as a matchmaking boss.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the idea of meeting a true love through anonymous texting, like Brenda and Jason do in Love Accidentally. Lots of people meet online, so what's different about their encounter?
Does this film remind you of others you've seen? Which? How does it compare?
What purpose do secondary characters like Hannah and Brad serve in this movie? Would you have been interested if their stories had been explored more?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : July 15, 2022
- Cast : Brenda Song , Aaron O'Connell , Denise Richards
- Director : Peter Sullivan
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s) , Asian Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Prime Video
- Genre : Romance
- Topics : Friendship
- Run time : 85 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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