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I Hate Valentine's Day

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I Hate Valentine's Day reviews
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4.8 User Score:

Overwhelming dislike

Based on 13 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Romance

Written by: Nia Vardalos

Directed by: Nia Vardalos

Release Date:
Theatrical: July 3, 2009

Running Time: 89 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for some sexual content

Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, and James Purefoy

Meet Genevieve. The owner of a flower shop in the heart of Brooklyn, NY and a romantic with a unique take on the dating game. Genevieve lives by a strict five date rule so she doesn't get dumped and never gets hurt. Then she meets Greg. He's good looking, funny and new to town, and before they know it, both are falling for each other. Will this new romance cause Genevieve to reconsider her philosophy of love? (IFC Films)

What The Critics Said

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The Hollywood Reporter Stephen Farber

Although the movie was clearly made on the cheap, cinematography, sets and costumes belie the modest budget. No one will be thunderstruck by the insights buried in "Valentine's Day," but couples seeking romantic fluff probably will find just enough humor and heart to satisfy them.

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42

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

A charmless rom-com.

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40

Variety Andrew Barker

A plodding mediocrity with an almost mercenary adherence to formula.

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38

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

The movie is set up as a valentine to Vardalos. She should try sending herself flowers.

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30

Los Angeles Times Robert Abele

This is a film with a mission: Get to the grand-gesture climax without disturbing any clichés in its path.

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30

Village Voice Ella Taylor

Vardalos calls her film "the ultimate indie experiment," and if that's what is meant by ham-fisted pacing, writing, and acting, this is as ultimate and as indie as it gets.

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30

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

I Hate Valentine's Day is a horror show masquerading as a romantic comedy. Maybe Vardalos is just in the wrong line of work.

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30

The New York Times Stephen Holden

You might blame Nora Ephron, whose screenplay for “When Harry Met Sally” established the formula that I Hate Valentine’s Day runs into the ground. Compared with this, Ms. Ephron is Chekhov.

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25

USA Today Claudia Puig

This is probably the year's worst romantic comedy -- and that's saying something in a year that includes "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and "Whatever Works."

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20

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Unfortunately, Vardalos has no one else to blame for a shockingly amateurish effort that goes from bad (her oddly insincere performance) to worse (consistently sloppy camera work) to make-it-stop (it would be an insult to television to call the script sitcomish).

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0

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Stick a fork in Nia Vardalos. I've been to funerals that were a lot more fun than I Hate Valentine's Day, her second alleged romantic comedy in less than a month.

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0

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

A nauseating, stridently phony rom-com.

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The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

An unspeakable nadir in the career of its writer-director-star.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 4.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

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