I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)

A florist, who abides by a strict five-date-limit with any man, finds herself wanting more with the new restaurateur in town.

Director:

Nia Vardalos

Writers:

Nia Vardalos (screenplay), Nia Vardalos (story),

Stars:

Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Stephen Guarino

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nia Vardalos	...	Genevieve Gernier
John Corbett	...	Greg Gatlin
Stephen Guarino	...	Bill
Amir Arison	...	Bob
Zoe Kazan	...	Tammy Greenwood
Gary Wilmes	...	Cal
Mike Starr	...	John
Jason Mantzoukas	...	Brian Blowdell
Judah Friedlander	...	Dan O'Finn
Rachel Dratch	...	Kathy Jeemy
Jay O. Sanders	...	Tim the Delivery Guy
Lynda Gravatt	...	Rose
Olive	...	Rose's Dog
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Edie
Dan Finnerty	...	Grouchy Guy

Storyline

In Manhattan, Genevieve Gernier owns a flower shop and has a personal dating rule: a limit of five dates with a man to avoid a relationship. When Greg Gatlin buys a restaurant nearby her shop, they decide to date. However, after five dates, Genevieve is not happy with her rule and does not know how to meet Greg again.

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Plot Keywords:

restaurateur | florist | punctuation in title | female stockinged feet | gay character | 

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Taglines:

Roses are red, violets are blue... Oh, screw it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (Bolivia)

Also Known As:

Al diablo con el amor

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,009 (USA) (3 July 2009)

Gross:

$10,060 (USA) (10 July 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Star Pictures, I Hate Vday Productions, ICB Entertainment Finance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the first deli scene Genevieve is lunching with her friends and the mustard bottle on their table alternates between opened/closed depending upon the camera location.

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Connections

References Jerry Maguire (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Great Escape"
Written by Aidan Hawken
Performed by Aidan Hawken
Provided Courtesy by Aidan Hawken

User Reviews

Not good.

I enjoyed 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' so expected that I would enjoy this movie too.

Unfortunately the movie was boring. That is the biggest problem here, there is nothing new or interesting at all.

The premise is actually not bad (as good as a romcom storyline can be), and I quite liked the idea from reading the blurb.

But for some reason it just didn't translate to interesting. The movie was fairly predictable and nothing you wouldn't have seen before.

I also believe that the actors were just not putting their hearts into it, Nia seemed far too fake and Corbett seemed disinterested. Why he bothered then is baffling, I can only assume it was a favour to Nia.

Very disappointed and definitely not recommended.