Valentine’s Day is a nice movie. I enjoyed it so much, and out of all the romantic stories intertwined together in this predictable love combination, the one that stood out to me was the story of Cpt. Katherine "Kate" Hazeltine (Julia Roberts) and Edison Hazeltine (Bryce Robinson). Their tale made all the other love stories seem insignificant. Now, the movie fails to manage the enormous cast well enough to make it a masterpiece, but the director did well enough to make it enjoyable. Also, I felt the movie was too predictable at times, and the pacing could have been better, some stories felt boring and affected the entire movie from being more enjoyable.
With all the above said and out of the way, the acting from
Julia Roberts and Bryce Robinson made up for the lackluster performances I
witnessed from some cast members like Jessica Alba and Ashton Kutcher, who both seemed out of it for
me. The funny part is that Bryce Robinson is a child actor, and that alone
impressed me so much that I found myself smiling every time he was on screen.
The movie
features a large ensemble 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.
The movie is simple, and the plot isn’t overly complex, which I also felt was a drawback, the plot focuses on what’s happening in the lives of many of the actors listed above on Valentine’s Day. Some are facing a lack of love, others are discovering love, and there’s some heartbreak along the way.
The movie
received negative reviews, but at the Teen Choice Awards, it was voted Best
Romantic Film. Also, Gary Marshall’s movie was a box office success, making
over four times its $52 million production cost. I enjoyed this movie
and its New Year’s Eve counterpart from 2011. The whole idea of trying to pull the best out of a huge ensemble cast is something I give credit to the
director for—everyone had enough screen time, and no one was overused.
Alba, on the
other hand, in the short time she had on screen, seemed like she wanted to be
in another movie.
In conclusion, if you’re into romantic comedies or are a hopeless romantic, then this is a movie for you. And although the critics say it isn’t good, I can say for me, the movie is okay. The movie does not try to be bigger than it really is, which for me is good enough.
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