Valentine
The CW | CW | Release Date: October 5, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Valentine puts a modern twist on family drama that's edgy and fun without being overwrought or vulgar. Read full review
70
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Valentine in small doses can be goofy good fun, and there are enough hot bods--including Autumn Reeser of The O.C. as the Oracle of Delphi's handmaiden, Kristoffer Polaha (Mad Men) as Eros and Robert Baker (Leatherheads) as Hercules--to soothe even the deepest political paranoia. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Valentine, created by Kevin Murphy ("Desperate Housewives," "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical"), is fine but nothing special. Read full review
60
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Like the homeliest puppy in the pound, there's something lovable about this clanky ode to romantic love; maybe it's just that the cast is so determined to put it over, no matter how foolish even the actors might find the material. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Still, despite the witty dialogue and capable performances, everything on this wispy show is resolved a little too easily. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: While the hour is not without its charm, it's just a tad too precious for its own good, so taken with its own lithe coolness that it rather destroys any chance it might have to connect with us on anything greater than a superficial level. Read full review
40
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: Valentine is more what I was anticipating when I heard about the MRC-on-CW deal: low-budget, disposable and artery-clogging in its levels of cheese. Read full review
40
VarietyLaura Fries
Season 1 Review: Besides a few screwball scenes and hints at a possible pairing a la "Romancing the Stone" between Danny and moony-eyed romance novelist Kate Providence (Christine Lakin), the rest feels rather ridiculous. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: Valentine is sweet and amusingly cheesy but quite forgettable. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: A wellmeaning, goodnatured show that doesn't have quite the sparkle you'd expect when the main characters include Aphrodite and Hercules. Read full review
30
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: There is no saving Valentine. Read full review
25
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Badly cast and sadly inept, this not-quite comedy follows the Goddess of Love (Jaime Murray) and her clan as they try to match mortal soulmates. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: To say Valentine, which premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, is terrible does not do justice to either the show or the word "terrible." Read full review
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