Just saw Valentine’s Day tonight. Yes…closer to St. Patrick’s Day now but still enjoyable :)
Very cute movie. Great cast in that you get little bits of people and no one has to carry the movie. I love movies like that – stories intertwined, characters mixing in the various plot lines. Pulp Fiction and Love Actually come to mind as favorites.
This is definitely a cute movie. But it’s not cutesie. Not everyone ends up together. But like Love Actually, it shows different kinds and stages of love.
I don’t think I’ve liked Julia Roberts all that much since Pretty Woman but her small role here is good.
And the end actually surprised me a bit. There are a lot of story lines to wrap up and some are predictable going in. But some aren’t. I liked that. Nothing earth-shattering. No one will win an Oscar. But who cares – it’s a nice, fun, enjoyable movie. That’s actually called “entertainment”. I can watch the news or read the paper if I want real life.
Oh…and to the critics who panned Taylor Swift’s small role. You know who you are – you said she is a horrible actress and she really needs to learn a lot before taking on any new role…umm…she was playing a 17-18 year old teenage girl in high school in love with the cute boy in her school on Valentine’s Day. Either you have never been or known a teenage girl in your life or you need to up your happy pill dose. She portrayed that exact role perfectly. She wasn’t going for Heathers here…
Anyway, I recommend it if you enjoy light-hearted, upbeat movies where you can just sit and watch and not have to think too much.
5:26 pm on March 4th, 2010
I don’t think movies like Valentine’s Day rely on critics panning or praising them. They’ve got a built -in chick audience. ;) I liked elements of Love Actually – but overall was frustrated with some of the story lines. But as you said – with multiple storylines you can’t have all of them be satisfying. Julia Roberts – I liked her in Steel Magnolias and Erin Brockovich. I’m more of a Sandra Bullock girl. ;) While You Were Sleeping – always a fave!
5:31 pm on March 4th, 2010
Oddly, the movie was fairly well reviewed (the ones I read anyway) but most critics ripped poor Taylor Swift which annoyed me. Especially since I’ve now seen her in it and she portrayed a giggly, love sick teenage girl very well. Stupid critics.
Sandra Bullock is an all-time fav of mine as well!
9:13 pm on January 2nd, 2017
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