Valentine

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Season 1
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13

Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    60
    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.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    50
    Still, despite the witty dialogue and capable performances, everything on this wispy show is resolved a little too easily.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    40
    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.
  5. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    40
    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.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Laura Fries
    40
    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.
  7. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    40
    Valentine is sweet and amusingly cheesy but quite forgettable.
  8. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    40
    A wellmeaning, goodnatured show that doesn't have quite the sparkle you'd expect when the main characters include Aphrodite and Hercules.