More than a dozen Angelenos navigate Valentine's Day from early morning until midnight. Three couples awake together, but each relationship will sputter. A grade-school boy wants flowers for his first true love. Two high school seniors plan first-time sex at noon. A TV sports reporter gets the assignment to find romance in LA. A star quarterback contemplates his future. Two strangers meet on a plane. Grandparents, together for years, face a crisis. An 'I Hate Valentine's Day' dinner beckons the lonely and the lied to.
Valentine's Day is a passing nod to love, like a box of chocolates or flowers that soon wilt. It's star-studded amiable fluff with no real value, but it's kind of a tickle if you're in the mood.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
12 Feb 2010
rotten:
Every skit is lame, every line of dialogue is stale, every joke falls flat, and every performance has been phoned in between text messages to agents blinking, ''SOS!''
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Feb 2010
rotten:
The film may be set in L.A., but no scene lasts longer than a New York minute.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Feb 2010
rotten:
It's got a cold, shiny cash register right where its heart should be.
– Cath Clarke,
Time Out,
16 Feb 2010
fresh:
It's a very glib, shallow movie, but it keeps you moving around enough that you could actually have a good time.