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Valentine's Day

  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
128K
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Julia Roberts, Kathy Bates, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Queen Latifah, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Emma Roberts, and Taylor Lautner in Valentine's Day (2010)
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of 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.Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.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
    • Abby Kohn
    • Marc Silverstein
  • Stars
    • Julia Roberts
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Anne Hathaway
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    128K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,582
    5
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Katherine Fugate
      • Abby Kohn
      • Marc Silverstein
    • Stars
      • Julia Roberts
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Anne Hathaway
    • 282User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 12 nominations total

    Videos19

    Valentine's Day -- International Trailer #2
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    Valentine's Day -- U.S. Trailer #2
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    Valentine's Day -- U.S. Trailer #1
    Trailer 1:33
    Valentine's Day -- U.S. Trailer #1
    Valentine's Day -- International Trailer
    Trailer 1:26
    Valentine's Day -- International Trailer
    Valentine's Day: You Fall Into Love
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    Valentine's Day: You Fall Into Love
    Valentine's Day: I Shut Down My Player-Ness
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    Valentine's Day: I Shut Down My Player-Ness

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    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Captain Kate Hazeltine
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Kelvin Moore
    Anne Hathaway
    Anne Hathaway
    • Liz
    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Morley Clarkson
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Susan
    Jessica Biel
    Jessica Biel
    • Kara Monahan
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Holden
    Eric Dane
    Eric Dane
    • Sean Jackson
    Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    • Dr. Harrison Copeland
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Edgar
    Jennifer Garner
    Jennifer Garner
    • Julia Fitzpatrick
    Topher Grace
    Topher Grace
    • Jason
    Carter Jenkins
    Carter Jenkins
    • Alex
    Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher
    • Reed Bennett
    Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    • Paula Thomas
    Taylor Lautner
    Taylor Lautner
    • Willy
    George Lopez
    George Lopez
    • Alphonso
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Estelle
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Katherine Fugate
      • Abby Kohn
      • Marc Silverstein
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    User reviews282

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    5jjnxn-1

    Overstuffed piffle

    Cluttered, sloppy romantic comedy would have benefited from the elimination of a few of its many stories. Mixed bag of performances, both Julia and Emma Roberts, Cooper, Dane are charismatic and do what they can to flesh out thin characters. Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace have a great chemistry and really could have supported their own independent romantic comedy. MacLaine and Elizondo are wasted in a throwaway story that does contain a nice twist. Several of the quality performers, like Queen Latifah and Kathy Bates are shoved in small parts strictly for marquee value. Most of the others range from adequate to vapid. Taylor Swift stands out for giving the most annoying performance. Let's hope that this is the beginning and the end of her acting career. One last thought, with all the talent available they chose to focus the largest portion of the film's story on someone as bland as Kutcher? Bad idea.
    8Rocbrah

    Much Better Than Expected

    First of all, i'm a guy. I'm into movies of all kinds, so I didn't have to get dragged to see a romantic comedy by my girlfriend. I was in two minds about this movie before we watched it, having so many big name actors all in one movie I thought might detract from the story somewhat, but I thought it might work if they do it right. Well, they did. This movie had me feeling for, well, MOST of the main characters. Ashton Kutcher was very good in this movie, he also had one of the bigger roles and he pulled it off really well. The others were mostly good too, Taylor Swift's character was kind of annoying, but I think she was supposed to be. The story had me intrigued from beginning to end, seeing how all the different characters were connected and the chemistry between each couple was very believable also. If you watch this with your partner, it will make you feel closer. If you watch this without your partner, it will make you miss them. If you watch this while single, it will give you hope that there's someone out there for you. I'd recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good valentines day romance or even just a good movie. 8/10
    6diac228

    Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Romantic Comedy

    As a disgruntledly (not a word, shut up) unemployed film critic, I must take drastic measures in concealing my opinion towards a movie you are going to wind up seeing regardless. This time, I have taken my single self to see Valentine's Day, to see if it can measure up to last year's star-sprinkled surprise-surprise hit comedy He's Just Not That into You. I wanted to see that if despite without the lovey-dovey person by my side (which has been a vacant position for a while) the movie can still deliver, entertain, and touch the soul.

    Also, I wanted to see if people working at the theater would dedicate a bit of time from their ordinary day to point out that it's strange that I am watching a movie called Valentine's Day by myself. I approached the ticket counter and asked for my ticket. After momentary laughter the man at the counter presented me with my ticket. I then enter through the doors and approach the lady ripping the tickets and sending me in the right direction. After her laughter subdued, she pointed me to theater #1.

    Valentine's Day works in the tradition of last year's February romantic success story, and Love Actually, a British dramatic rom-com that jump-started the technique of applying multiple love stories in a film. That way, if one story doesn't work, you have multiple other chances to still enjoy the movie. To spice things up, the movie contains one of the biggest casts of stars since the never-duplicated insanity of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. What other movie can boast the collaboration of Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, and even Shirley MacLaine?

    But of course, when you have this many stars, that means so many stories; and less time for character development. This is where the film mostly disappoints, very little developing or changing from anyone associated with the movie. Without revealing too much, there is literally 10 or 11 (lost count) plot lines mixing and intertwining together in a span of just two hours. This equals an average of 12 minutes per story. In actuality however, some stories are actually shorter than others. Katherine Fugate had the right idea when writing the screenplay, but the execution wasn't the best considering that some stories worked and some were just boring to the core. Poor Garry Marshall can only do so much, even though his best days (Pretty Woman, Happy Days) are long gone.

    The limited time for acting also diminished the performances of almost every single star in the movie. However, the acting performances of the younger tots (Taylor Swift, Emma Roberts, Taylor Lautner, Carter Jenkins) were much weaker when compared to the veterans Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Shirley MacLaine, and Héctor Elizondo. One other note: Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, and Bradley Cooper are three men that given the little time in this movie delivered swell performances that was undermined only by the writing. Their comic timing kept the movie afloat when the flick was threatening to totally flounder.

    Like I said before, some stories worked, and other stories were absolutely dreadful to watch. The high school-based stories in Valentine's Day were the weakest, shortest, and the most pointless. In the meantime, the Anne Hathaway/Topher Grace story and the conflict involving Kutcher, Alba, Jennifer Garner, and Patrick Dempsey were the most entertaining to watch. Nearly all the stories had their share of clichés, with only one of them containing a surprise or two. The chemistry wasn't that intense, because there was no time for it to happen. The dialogue was never allowed to intensify or dwell deeper into the concept of love. A few good one-liners here and there, but nothing really worth remembering.

    Bottom Line: The problem with Valentine's Day is very simple: we've seen it before and after 2009 being such a good year for romantic comedies, the expectations are higher. It takes more than just a bunch of big stars to propel a rom-com to quality heights; you need strong writing, good chemistry, strong direction, and a hintage of unpredictability. That's how The Proposal, He's Just Not That Into You, The Ugly Truth, and especially (500) Days of Summer made 2009 one of the greatest years for romance in a long time. This was also the issue with Couple's Retreat, the last blockbuster romantic comedy of 09. Valentine's Day has its moments indeed (Anne Hathaway is hilarious), but don't expect it to be anything better than mediocre. Simply there were too many stories and most of them with less depth than a puddle.

    And none of this criticism has to do with the fact that I saw the movie by myself.

    Honestly.
    gavin6942

    Despite Critical Panning, I Loved It

    In the Los Angeles area, a multitude of people (all played by big names) have their lives intersect on Valentine's Day. A soldier, a football player, high school kids, a teacher, a florist and a doctor... among others. From daybreak to sundown, we follow each of them on their misadventures.

    This film is getting trashed in the reviews with critics taking a collective dump on this film's face. But, you know what, I loved it. A film from the director of "Beaches" and "Pretty Woman" (Garry Marshall), with Julia Roberts and Ashton Kutcher... it should be crap. Especially since it's a romantic comedy. But this one is legitimately funny, and both Kutcher and Roberts give great performances. Even Topher Grace gives his best job yet.

    You have to understand that this film is a romantic comedy, and as such isn't going to be as deep as other films. But it's very sweet, and well-written. It has been compared (rightly) to "Love Actually", but this is a strong film on its own. The way all the plots criss-cross and end up paying off so perfectly, it recalls the glory years of the 1980s, where so much could happen in one day. And there's a dance sequence towards the end! Taylor Swift has received a lot of criticism for her acting in this one. And I'm not a fan of Swift, but I have to defend her. She was playing a dumb blond and came across as a dumb blond. Some of her scenes were the funniest in the picture. If people missed that, they missed a lot. Is she a bad actress? Maybe. I don't know... but I do know she worked out well here and left a memorable impression.

    Ebert, among others, slammed this film, and went so far as to say if your date likes this film, don't continue dating them. Boy, do I strongly disagree. The theater seemed to enjoy this on, and I cannot blame any girl (or guy) for thinking this a fun film. Sure, it's not high art... but it's fun and fluffy in the best way.
    3Troy_Campbell

    Revisit Love Actually on DVD instead.

    Did you read that cast list? Gives the term 'star-studded' a new meaning. Imagine what kind of film you could make with all that talent. Well, Valentine's Day is not that film. Far from it in fact. This who's who of a cast hampers any chance of real emotion due to the need to share screen time among them all. When you start getting interested in a character you'll most likely not see them again for another 45 minutes, pretty annoying when there are so few likable characters in the first place.

    What is perhaps the scariest is that despite a plethora of plots, subplots and sub-subplots – all intertwining somehow – there isn't a shred of originality. Sure, you might be surprised who Bradley Cooper hooks up with at the end, but one small unforeseen twist barely counts. Bulge and fluff replace characterization and narrative development whilst the corny dialogue comes off as cutesy more than cute. It all goes back to the bloated cast: with over 20 stars that need their quota of jokes, sobs and happy endings filled, it's majorly difficult to dedicate any real time to exploring the unique intricacies of love and loss. See the far superior Love Actually for how it's done.

    Saving it from complete dreadfulness is a handful of these big names – probably not the ones you would suspect – who manage to squeeze a laugh from their one-dimensional roles. The two Taylor's, Lautner and Swift, play their love-struck high school couple with a cheerful amount of tongue-in-cheek; Kutcher proves his charisma can go a long way as a heartbroken florist; and Cooper and Roberts (Julia, that is) are intriguing as plane passengers who don't know each other. Biel should hang her head in shame though, her standout woeful performance surely an early front runner for this year's Razzies.

    Save your money and revisit its British counterpart on DVD instead.

    1.5 out of 5 (1 - Rubbish, 2 - Ordinary, 3 - Good, 4 - Excellent, 5 - Classic)

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    • Trivia
      Sandra Bullock turned down Julia Roberts's role in this movie.
    • Goofs
      Julia never left to go to San Francisco. This can be heard when she calls Kara on the phone and says that she is still in LA.
    • Quotes

      Estelle: When you love someone, you love all of them... you gotta love everything about them, not just the good things but the bad things too. The things that you find lovable and the things you don't.

    • Crazy credits
      Gag reel during the closing credits, and at the end of the closing credits cheerleaders form a heart on the football field.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Saw VI/Cirque du Freak/The Vampire's Assistant/Amelia (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Say Hey (I Love You)
      Written by Michael Franti and Carl Young

      Performed by Spearhead (as Michael Franti & Spearhead)

      Courtesy of Anti/Universal Republic Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Russian
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Día de los enamorados
    • Filming locations
      • Pacific Ave & N Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Rice Films
      • Karz Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $52,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $110,528,528
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $56,260,707
      • Feb 14, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $216,528,528
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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