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I HATE VALENTINE'S DAYMovie Reviews
Romantic comedy about the owner of a flower shop in Brooklyn, NY who lives by a strict five date rule so she doesn't get dumped and never gets hurt... until she meets HIM. Cast:Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Judah Friedlander, Rachel Dratch, Zoe KazanDirector:Nia VardalosRelease Date:July 3, 2009DVD Release:February 9, 2010From:IFCRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 38 min
I Hate Valentine's Day played to poor reviews. • Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today, "...a clunky, unfunny and plodding mess. Vardalos doesn't write dialogue, she writes shtick. Her direction seems awkward and amateurish, her acting is more like mugging." • And Robert Abele wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...a film with a mission: Get to the grand-gesture climax without disturbing any clichés in its path." More Reviews Below...
I Hate Valentine's Day Positive Reviews (15 Reviews, reviews below)
Leah Rozen, People: POOR(cg) "...a big fat snooze... groaningly obvious tale about a relationship-phobic florist in Brooklyn who falls for a guy opening a tapas bar.... no one here comes out on tapas."(See all of Leah Rozen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 74 words, 07/02/09
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "It's a fine line between the good cheer of a woman who can turn the world on with her smile and the scary grin of a neighborhood crazy. Nia Vardalos crosses it..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 125 words, 07/10/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: POOR(cg) "...a clunky, unfunny and plodding mess. Vardalos doesn't write dialogue, she writes shtick. Her direction seems awkward and amateurish, her acting is more like mugging."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 07/03/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "You might blame Nora Ephron, whose screenplay for 'When Harry Met Sally' established the formula that 'I Hate Valentine's Day' runs into the ground."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 07/03/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...a shockingly amateurish effort that goes from bad (Vardalos' oddly insincere performance) to worse (consistently sloppy camera work) to make-it-stop..."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 395 words, 07/03/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK(cg) "Genevieve is a woman beloved by all who encounter her... The movie is set up as a valentine to Vardalos. She should try sending herself flowers."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 517 words, 07/02/09
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "What it lacks in laughs -- there are none -- it tries to make up for by ladling on stale clichés, such as Vardalos' two stereotypically gay assistants..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 319 words, 07/03/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Vardalos calls her film 'the ultimate indie experiment,' and if that's what is meant by ham-fisted pacing, writing, and acting, this is as ultimate and as indie as it gets."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 07/01/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Joy Tipping, Dallas Morning News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "It's like eating a plain Hershey's bar on that supposedly most romantic day of the year. It may soothe your sweet tooth for a brief bit, but you'll still be longing for Godiva."(See all of Joy Tipping's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 669 words, 07/10/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Vardalos calls her film 'the ultimate indie experiment,' and if that's what is meant by ham-fisted pacing, writing, and acting, this is as ultimate and as indie as it gets."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 07/01/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "You might blame Nora Ephron, whose screenplay for 'When Harry Met Sally' established the formula that 'I Hate Valentine's Day' runs into the ground."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 07/03/09
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: POOR "...plodding mediocrity.... hits all the requisite beats of the romantic-comedy liturgy with precision, but does so perfunctorily, as though filling out a quota."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 799 words, 06/29/09
Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "No one will be thunderstruck by the insights buried in 'Valentine's Day,' but couples seeking romantic fluff probably will find just enough humor and heart to satisfy them."(See all of Stephen Farber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 648 words, 06/29/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "You might blame Nora Ephron, whose screenplay for 'When Harry Met Sally' established the formula that 'I Hate Valentine's Day' runs into the ground."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 07/03/09
16.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
I Hate Valentine's Day's reviews are separated by an average 16.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
I Hate Valentine's Day (15 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:I Hate Valentine's Day's reviews cover 41.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,675 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 378 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
I Hate Valentine's Day Coverage, Volume & Length (15 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 16.5 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
I Hate Valentine's Day's reviews on average broke 16.5 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is I Hate Valentine's Day's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
I Hate Valentine's Day (15 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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