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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterAlthough 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.
- 40VarietyVarietyA plodding mediocrity with an almost mercenary adherence to formula.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is set up as a valentine to Vardalos. She should try sending herself flowers.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceVardalos 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.
- 30SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekI Hate Valentine's Day is a horror show masquerading as a romantic comedy. Maybe Vardalos is just in the wrong line of work.
- This is a film with a mission: Get to the grand-gesture climax without disturbing any clichés in its path.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenYou 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.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanUnfortunately, 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).
- 0Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesA nauseating, stridently phony rom-com.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickStick 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.