The surprising thing here is how smoothly this over-iced cake goes down.
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The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Yet another Hollywood romantic comedy that's all but devoid of romance and laughs.
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VarietyTodd McCarthy
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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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
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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Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
There's far too much going on in Valentine's Day, and far too little of it is worth the trouble.
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Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
It’s an American "Love Actually" without the warmth that writer-director Richard Curtis stuffs into his all-star confections, without the wit, without much love, actually.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Shoddy enough within its primary genre, Valentine's Day becomes deadly in its attempt to be a Los Angeles Ensemble Movie.
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
Valueless as entertainment, it’s still useful as a disambiguation tool for those who confuse Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel, or Taylor Dayne and Taylor Swift.
Aggressively unfunny and unromantic, Valentine’s Day’s chief concern appears to have been the corralling of its cast of a thousand stars; it seems far less attention was paid to what to do with that cast once assembled.