Metacritic Movie Ratings
Valentine's Day Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Valentine's Day is being marketed as a Date Movie. I think it's more of a First-Date Movie. If your date likes it, do NOT date that person again. And if you like it, there may not be a second date.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  As gooey and lacking in protein as a chocolate holiday bonbon, Valentine's Day plays like a feature-length commercial produced by the Friends of the Valentine Promotional Society.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  The veteran Marshall has proved a quick study, serving up the pastiche with panache so the stars mostly shine, the story snippets mostly amuse and you'll barely notice all the empty spots where a plot used to be.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden

  Yet another Hollywood romantic comedy that's all but devoid of romance and laughs.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The film feels as calculatedly sentimental as one of those bland pink candy hearts.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  This might not be the Titanic of romantic comedies (it's tugboat size), but it's a disaster: cynically made, barely directed, terribly written. But quick: there's still time to escape!

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• 0

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  How you feel about Valentine's Day may depend on how you feel when someone really, really cute -- and someone you're really, really fond of -- gives you a nasty box of cheap chocolate on Valentine's Day, picked up at the corner Rite Aid and delivered with the price tag still attached.

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