Gyllenhaal is game, but the way he plays his character with so much manic energy and so little awareness is perplexing. Russell and starring jessica biel, jake gyllenhaal, catherine keener, james marsden, bill hader, tracy morgan, paul reubens, and james brolin. David o russells lost film nailed should have stayed lost even before abandoning the troubled movie in 2008, american hustle director david o russell was notorious for onset. Russell under a pseudonym and written by russell, kristin gore, dave jeser, and matt silverstein, from gores novel sammys hill. At one point in accidental love, the movies crusading heroine flips on a tv and catches a glimpse of george a. It wants to have lowbrow moments like when a girlguide asks, what is. She has since been struggling to support herself and her daughter while working as a waitress at a diner. Dec 16, 2010 although there is more the marisa and renes story, you will only find out by opening the cover of accidental love.
One day he is a happy, golucky guy looking forward to a life with his soontobebride. Synopsis alices jessica biel perfect life is turned upside down when a freak accident leaves a nail lodged in her head, causing erratic and erotic behavior. Mar 20, 2015 accidental love synopsis favorite theater button overview. Fiction it all starts when fourteenyearold marisa picks up the wrong cell phone. Mar 20, 2015 accidental love is a glorious mess of a movie that is considerably messier than it is glorious. A hilarious introduction to brilliant new characters that have plenty of room to grow. A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing. The film stars jessica biel, jake gyllenhaal, catherine keener, james marsden, tracy morgan and james brolin production started in 2008 under the title nailed, but filming was frequently. Accidental love is a charming, heartwarming, and exceptionally wellwritten story of young love and growing up. Although the books title sounds mature, the content reveals a lot and not just about love. It wants to have lowbrow moments like when a girlguide asks, what is an orgasm. Aug 03, 2015 guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. The accidental husband 90 mins, 12a directed by griffin dunne.
Mar 20, 2015 just when you think that the agony of accidental love is about to conclude, there is the everpopular group dance number followed by a blooper reel. Unfortunately, accidental love falls into the latter category. Accidental love 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Thats largely down to the premise, which was loosely adapted from a novel by kristin gore, daughter of al, and has alice eckle, a rollerskating. A flimsy score by john swihart contributes to the movies cheapo vibe, which would be rather deadly even if the plot hadnt aged terribly in the years since. Russells romcom, the life of a waitress jessica biel turns topsyturvy when an accident leaves a nail lodged in her head. Its dated, its sloppy, its mismanaged, and its tone. Accidentally in love is a 2011 hallmark channel original movie directed by david burton morris and starring jennie garth and ethan erickson. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing accidental love near. Jessica biel will play sammy joyce, a socially awkward smalltown receptionist who has a nail accidentally shot into her head by a clumsy workman, eliciting wild sexual urges. Check out the first official trailer of accidental love, the upcoming romantic comedy movie written and directed by david o.
Accidental love is a glorious mess of a movie that is considerably messier than it is glorious. Russell silver horribly troubled, horribly made, but horribly enjoyable, accidental love delivers on what it aims to be. Read the accidental love plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at movies. Feb 25, 2015 at one point in accidental love, the movies crusading heroine flips on a tv and catches a glimpse of george a. The film stars jessica biel, jake gyllenhaal, catherine keener, james marsden, tracy morgan and james brolin. Check out the first accidental love trailer, the longlost david o. The film shouldnt exist, and really, theres no need for it. Think of love as a time travel movie, but about really sad young people you probably wouldnt want to hang out with in real life. San andreas isnt the only disaster movie on the way in the first half of 2015. Jessica biel is rollerskating indiana waitress alice who goes to washington seeking help from congressman howard birdwell jake gyllenhaal. Accidental love is a 2015 american romantic comedy film directed by david o.
As she constantly asks about her father, eloise embarks on a journey to track him down. An accidental soldier 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This is what makes accidental love so difficult and pointless. Jan 06, 2015 check out the first accidental love trailer, the longlost david o. Released march 20th, 2015, accidental love stars jessica biel, jake gyllenhaal, james marsden, catherine keener the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out. Alices jessica biel perfect life is turned upside down when a freak accident. When a movie is basically one giant blooper reel, that seems terribly redundant.
Aug 27, 2009 new york firefighter patrick sullivan jeffrey dean morgan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke especially as the unwitting, secondhand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host dr. Kristin gore screenplay, matthew silverstein screenplay, dave jeser screenplay, kristin gore. Synopsis new york firefighter patrick sullivan jeffrey dean morgan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke especially as the unwitting, secondhand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host dr. A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to washington, d. Accidental love has a calm plot, but the plot will make you keep reading. Even had the film been released in a timely fashion, itd still be a period. You can finally watch itand see the link between his career nadir and his current winning streak. Russells lost movie russell abandoned accidental love in 2010.
Oct 19, 2018 here are some details on accidentally in loves plot and cast. Cobbling together an unfinished satire on the healthcare system and contorting it into a dopey romance, accidental love is a cynical repurposing of unrealized. Although i am not a teen, i loved this book and highly recommend it. Cinematically, the plot was cliched and offensive and the. Finally freed from litigation and the postproduction operating table, david o. A widowed mother of a young girl, annie benchley jennie garth has been unhappy since her husband annies childhood sweetheart died of leukemia when her daughter taylor dannika. Russell political romantic comedy accidental love formerly known as politics of love and originally called nailed is finally staggering its way to theatrical and vod release in february, as the producers desperately try to scrape back some of the millions of dollars that were sunk into it. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, semi serious and tense films and tv shows about with accidental killing, murder, death, crimes, blood, male nudity, friendship, deadly, violence and youth plots mostly in drama, thriller and crime genres shot. The story is easy to follow as it flows just right, giving you enough suspension to keep reading. Finally freed from litigation and the post production operating table, david o. Love is accordingly a prickly consideration of a pasttense sexual relationship from the perspective of a presenttense relationship thats well past its expiration date. Redubbed accidental love and with the pseudonymous stephen greene listed as director, the misbegotten comedy that has been available on vod since midfebruary will finally open in limited release at theaters this weekend given russells involvement and a fairly solid cast that includes jake gyllenhaal and catherine keener, just how awful could it be. This love story was presented from a slightly different angle the geeky nerd meets tough girl and both learn to appreciate and accept one another.
A widowed mother of a young girl, annie benchley jennie garth has been unhappy since her husband annies childhood sweetheart died of leukemia when her daughter taylor dannika northcott was only three years old. The list contains the best, new and most relevant accidental killing movies ordered by relevance. David o russells lost film nailed should have stayed lost even before abandoning the troubled movie in 2008, american hustle director david o. Cinematically, the plot was cliched and offensive and the production aspects were boring, but the film had an excuse. Accidental love synopsis favorite theater button overview. Accidental love famously started out, way back in 2008, as nailed, david. Accidentally in love tv movie 2011 plot summary imdb. A toothless mockery of selfserving politicos that can hardly compete with the real life partisan shenanigans that go on regularly on capitol hill. Movies like accidental love if you like accidental love you are looking for feel good, semi serious and humorous movies about with politics, idealism, love and romance, society, fighting the system, boyfriend girlfriend relationship and nervousness themes of comedy and romance genre shot in usa or uk. Aug 27, 2009 but when patrick and his computersavvy neighbor decide to give dr.
But accidental love is pointedly stupid and tone deaf. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Russell under a pseudonym and written by russell, kristin gore, dave jeser. His classmates, fans, and the media hound him and follow his every move. A toothless mockery of selfserving politicos that can hardly compete with the reallife partisan shenanigans that go on regularly on capitol hill. A clueless politician falls in love with a waitress whose erratic behavior is caused by a nail stuck in her head. After her fiance james marsden calls off the engagement, alice sets off in search of a cure and falls into the arms of howard birdwell jake gyllenhaal, a sexy senator who. An original political satire about a naive small town waitress who accidentally gets a nail buried in her head, causing erratic and outrageous behavior that leads. Russell but credited to stephen greene after russell decided to remove his name from the film. Jan 01, 2012 a very accidental love story is about a workaholic single mother, eloise with a threeyearold daughter, lily who had been conceived via artificial insemination. An accidental soldier is a tender, at times gripping love story between two people who find passion, in all its joy and hurt, at an age when they thought love has passed them by. Beyond the occasional obligatory utterance of words like healthcare and socialist the latter of which is used here, as it is in reality by the gop, to characterize any political action that takes into account the concerns of the lower middle class, the film doesnt make any.