Valentine's Day (I) (2010)

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers:

Katherine Fugate (screenplay), Katherine Fugate (story),

Stars:

Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Alba	...	Morley Clarkson
Kathy Bates	...	Susan
Jessica Biel	...	Kara Monahan
Bradley Cooper	...	Holden Wilson
Eric Dane	...	Sean Jackson
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Harrison Copeland
Hector Elizondo	...	Edgar
Jamie Foxx	...	Kelvin Moore
Jennifer Garner	...	Julia Fitzpatrick
Topher Grace	...	Jason
Anne Hathaway	...	Liz
Carter Jenkins	...	Alex
Ashton Kutcher	...	Reed Bennett
Queen Latifah	...	Paula Thomas
Taylor Lautner	...	Willy

Storyline

More than a dozen Angelenos navigate Valentine's Day from early morning until midnight. Three couples awake together, but each relationship will sputter; are any worth saving? A grade-school boy wants flowers for his first true love; two high school seniors plan first-time sex at noon; a TV sports reporter gets the assignment to find romance in LA; a star quarterback contemplates his future; two strangers meet on a plane; grandparents, together for years, face a crisis; and, an "I Hate Valentine's Day" dinner beckons the lonely and the lied to. Can Cupid finish his work by midnight?

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Plot Keywords:

valentine | valentine's day | love | party | single | 

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Taglines:

From the director of Pretty Woman comes a day in the life of love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [de]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Día de los enamorados

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$52,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,732,393 (UK) (12 February 2010)

Gross:

$110,476,776 (USA) (30 April 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Rice Films, Karz Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Four actors in Valentine's Day, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Larry Miller, and Kathleen Marshall, previously acted together in The Princess Diaries, also directed by Garry Marshall.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, Reed puts the ring on the middle finger of Morley's right hand. He should have put it on the ring finger of her left hand.

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Quotes

Reed Bennett: When I was a kid, most of the advice that my dad gave me was crap. But there's one thing that he said that was pure genius... he said, if you're ever with a girl that's too good for you, marry her.

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Crazy Credits

Gag reel during the closing credits, and at the end of the closing credits cheerleaders form a heart on the football field.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World/Eat Pray Love/The Expendables (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Cupid"
Written by Sam Cooke
Performed by Amy Winehouse
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

This Really Is As Bad As All The Reviews Said

I don't think I've ever seen a more shameless attempt to rid the general public of some of there spare cash. This film is just awful from start to finish! The plot is virtually non existent which works in films where story is replaced with characterisation. Unfortunately for this movie there are far too many stars trying to fill the screen time that you never really care for a single one of them. Virtually none of the characters are developed at all, Ashton Kutcher is about the only person you really learn anything about.

The two Taylor's (Swift & Lautner) are blatantly just put in the film to attract the teenage girl fan base which has worked. Just look on any FaceBook group to read how many teens are falling over this film because Taylor Lautner is hot. This wouldn't be so annoying if it wasn't for the fact his part in the story is totally irrelevant and so short that if it was removed in a new edit nobody would notice.

I don't remember watching a comedy film that doesn't have a single funny moment within the entire film. Coupled with no plot, no character development, poor acting and a barrage of Rom-Com clichés you end up with one of the worst films in recent years… And it was still a number 1 box office smash…. God help us all