I Hate Valentine's Day
IFC Films | Release Date: July 3, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
17
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
10
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50
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber
Although the movie was clearly made on the cheap, cinematography, sets and costumes belie the modest budget. 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. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A charmless rom-com. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew Barker
A plodding mediocrity with an almost mercenary adherence to formula. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie is set up as a valentine to Vardalos. She should try sending herself flowers. Read full review
30
Village VoiceElla Taylor
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. Read full review
30
SalonStephanie Zacharek
I Hate Valentine's Day is a horror show masquerading as a romantic comedy. Maybe Vardalos is just in the wrong line of work. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
This is a film with a mission: Get to the grand-gesture climax without disturbing any clichés in its path. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
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. Compared with this, Ms. Ephron is Chekhov. Read full review
25
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This is probably the year's worst romantic comedy -- and that's saying something in a year that includes "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and "Whatever Works." Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Unfortunately, Vardalos has no one else to blame for a shockingly amateurish effort that goes from bad (her oddly insincere performance) to worse (consistently sloppy camera work) to make-it-stop (it would be an insult to television to call the script sitcomish). Read full review
0
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
A nauseating, stridently phony rom-com. Read full review
0
New York PostLou Lumenick
Stick a fork in Nia Vardalos. I've been to funerals that were a lot more fun than I Hate Valentine's Day, her second alleged romantic comedy in less than a month. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
An unspeakable nadir in the career of its writer-director-star. Read full review
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