Valentine's Day
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Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed this star-stuffed ensemble romance as a shallow, frantic pile-up of romantic-comedy clichés, with the sprawling multi-storyline structure drawing inevitable — and unflattering — comparisons to Love Actually. The rare defender found it breezy and harmless; the majority found it numbing, with some calling it among the worst films of its kind.
“It is a pleasant, undemanding movie that takes place over 18 hours on V-Day and considers Very Attractive People whose romantic destinies converge, diverge, and cloverleaf like the interstates threading through California's Southland”
Carrie Rickey·The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The effect of all those spinning songs, stars and scenarios is merry-go-round-like, producing a sort of dizzying collage that no doubt some will adore, while others will just get nauseous...”
Betsy Sharkey·Los Angeles Times
“shed some of its blander plotlines[…] and spent a little more time exploring the thrill and elation of being in love – or at least just being horny”
Rene Rodriguez·Miami Herald
“Valentine's Day is a date movie from hell”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
Garry MarshallDirector
Jessica AlbaMorley Clarkson
Kathy BatesSusan
Jessica BielKara Monahan
Bradley CooperHolden
Eric DaneSean Jackson
Patrick DempseyHarrison Copeland
Héctor ElizondoEdgar
Jamie FoxxKelvin Moore
Jennifer GarnerJulia Fitzpatrick
Topher GraceJason
Anne HathawayLiz
Carter JenkinsAlex
John DebneyComposer
Katherine FugateWriter
Abby KohnWriter
Marc SilversteinWriter
Charles MinskyCinematographyValentine's Day
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed this star-stuffed ensemble romance as a shallow, frantic pile-up of romantic-comedy clichés, with the sprawling multi-storyline structure drawing inevitable — and unflattering — comparisons to Love Actually. The rare defender found it breezy and harmless; the majority found it numbing, with some calling it among the worst films of its kind.
“It is a pleasant, undemanding movie that takes place over 18 hours on V-Day and considers Very Attractive People whose romantic destinies converge, diverge, and cloverleaf like the interstates threading through California's Southland”
Carrie Rickey·The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The effect of all those spinning songs, stars and scenarios is merry-go-round-like, producing a sort of dizzying collage that no doubt some will adore, while others will just get nauseous...”
Betsy Sharkey·Los Angeles Times
“shed some of its blander plotlines[…] and spent a little more time exploring the thrill and elation of being in love – or at least just being horny”
Rene Rodriguez·Miami Herald
“Valentine's Day is a date movie from hell”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
Garry MarshallDirectorJessica AlbaMorley ClarksonKathy BatesSusanJessica BielKara MonahanBradley CooperHoldenEric DaneSean JacksonPatrick DempseyHarrison CopelandHéctor ElizondoEdgarJamie FoxxKelvin MooreJennifer GarnerJulia FitzpatrickTopher GraceJasonAnne HathawayLizCarter JenkinsAlexJohn DebneyComposerKatherine FugateWriterAbby KohnWriterMarc SilversteinWriterCharles MinskyCinematographyRent & Buy