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April 2, 2010
Noelle Fujii
Valentine’s Day has two sides: individuals looking for love and couples. This romantic comedy has an all-star cast, featuring Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Gardner, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, George Lopez, Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts, Jessica Biel and Patrick Dempsey.
The characters have to face the fact that it is Valentine’s Day. Every couple has a separate story. Reed Bennett (Kutcher) starts the day off by proposing to his girlfriend, Morley Clarkson (Alba). Meanwhile, Kelvin Moore (Foxx), who doesn’t like Valentine’s Day, is sent on the streets to bring romance to his newscast. Other couples such as Dr. Harrison Copeland (Dempsey) and Julia Fitzpatrick (Garner), and Liz (Hathaway) and her boyfriend encounter troubles on this love-filled holiday. One woman, Kara Monahan (Biel), is strictly against Valentine’s Day and throws an annual “I Hate Valentine’s Day” dinner that no one attends until the end of the day when everyone is once again single.
This movie shows love at all ages as an older couple who discover surprising truths and a love-sick ten year old. It features teenage romance as Willy (Lautner) and Felicia (Switft), and Grace (Emma Roberts) and her boyfriend celebrate Valentine’s Day. It brings together a captain (Roberts) who is flying for 14 hours just to spend Valentine’s Day with her special someone while she also makes a new friend, Holden (Cooper). Each character is connected by their situations on this holiday.
The beginning is slow and doesn’t completely bewitch the viewer until Kara’s “I Hate Valentine’s Day” dinner. There are parts where the story just lags, but the movie continues to be comedic throughout. It takes a while to figure out who’s who and how they all relate to each other.
There are unexpected twists to the outcome of each couple. It is captivating as to who Captian Kate Hazeltine’s (Roberts) mystery man is and what will happen to each couple. Unexpected romance appears in this film. Those who didn’t expect to find love found it. Verdict: B+
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