Valentine
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 2, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
18
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
13
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A smart, stylish horror picture that offers a fresh twist on the ever-reliable revenge theme and affords a raft of talented young actors solid roles that show them to advantage. Read full review
60
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
OK, so Valentine is, like, this new serial-killer movie that totally blows. But kind of in a good way. Like, it's funny. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Lightweight slasher. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Valentine isn't scary, but it is unsettling; not ultimately satisfying, but arresting in the moment. Read full review
38
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
A nose-bleeding mass murderer wears a mask that suggests Roger Ebert is knocking off a group of lifelong female friends.
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The slasher-movie genre may never die, but can't its perpetrators think up variations more clever than this by-the-numbers rehash? Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The dreary, direct-to-video quality of the script, acting and cinematography in this latest entry seemed to inspire more yawns than screams, and not a few titters.
25
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Doesn't contain a single scary or imaginative moment. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A flagrantly retro example of a tired genre that would vanish in a puff of smoke if anger management classes were to enter the picture, or if it would ever occur to any one of its endless stream of victims to reach for a light switch before proceeding into a spooky place.
20
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Director Jamie Blanks "Urban Legend" appears to be carving himself a career making slasher movies for a new generation; unfortunately, he's in no way improving on the originals. Read full review
20
VarietyDennis Harvey
Looking good but lacking much in the way of personality or gray matter -- rather like its characters -- Valentine is a straightforward slasher pic that's acceptably scary until a weak finale. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
Highly reductive and deathly dull slasher flick. Read full review
10
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It feels like both a joke and a turkey. Read full review
10
Film.comGemma Files
Valentine simply mines the same tired, predictable slasher-movie vein as everything else he's (Blanks) done thus far. Send this one back unopened. Read full review
4
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
Because so little of what occurs on-screen either engages or entertains, there's ample time for the boiler of your self-respect to build up quite a head of indignation at the forfeiture of your time, money, and (exceedingly minimal) cerebral exertion. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Lacking the requisite post-"Scream" irony, the film is simply a package of gougings, stabbings, drillings and guttings, all tied up with a "twist" ending that anyone with a still-functioning brain could figure out in a matter of minutes. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Valentine succeeds only in boring you to death. Read full review
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