Are you in the mood for love? Look no further than today’s release of VALENTINE’S DAY, a cute romantic flick about the official ‘love day’ of the year. This New Line Cinema movie is distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures and is directed by Garry Marshall. (Watch for Garry’s funny cameo appearance.)
The movie has an all-star cast including Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift.
Set in Los Angeles, VALENTINE’S DAY tells the somewhat interconnecting stories of a lovesick group of people. Some are old, some are young, some are in relationships, some are hopeful romantics, some hate Valentine’s Day, some are desperate for love and some are hopeless romantics. As the stories are told, the viewers are brought into the loop of how the pairings are interconnected.
My favourite pairing would have to be the two Taylors (Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner). In fact the movie was Taylor Swift’s feature film debut. Also, the Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner relationship is delightfully charming to watch. Even Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx’s characters are fun because of just how far they go to prove how ‘anti-Valentine’s’ they both are.
Overall, the movie succeeds in entertaining audiences. However, several of the stories are too predictable and most are too short and choppy. As well, too many different storylines are mashed together in the two-hour film.
In the end, the movie leaves those in love feeling lucky and those who aren’t feeling sucky!
Rating: 3/5