Movie #218 "Valentine's Day" is kind of like an Americanized version of "Love Actually. In fact, at times it's funnier, but not as poignant or well acted as the former film. There aren't the meaty Emma Thompson breakdowns in this one, but there is also a kid who is missing his mom (his real valentine) , and two best friends that you know will get together eventually . It has faster editing and movement from one person to the next and many more characters than Love Actually. What a cool idea to take one day and show how silly, romantic, cheesy, loving, serious, crazy, deceptive (and more ) we can be when hit by Cupid's arrow. There were some neat, ironic casting with Topher Grace and Ashton Kutchner in the same film (but not sharing screen time) , Shirley Maclaine kissing Hector Elizondo in front of herself on the screen kissing her leading man, and speaking of Elizondo, he's sharing another film with Julia Roberts, but not being in a scene with her here. There are some in jokes from other movies they've done with Garry Marshall, and watch for Marshall's wife who has a key line in a hospital scene. I recommend it, but I'm a sucker for romantic comedies.
Average rating: 3.788
i gave it 4 stars
Valentine's Day
(2010) PG-13
In this Los Angeles-set comedy from director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman), the tripwires of modern love are exposed in a carousel involving relationships and the single life on the most romantic day of the year: February 14. Proposals, infidelity, loneliness and more are explored. Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Bradley Cooper and Patrick Dempsey lead a star-studded cast.
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