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I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)

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Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 21

This boilerplate comedy lacks ingenuity or humor and features mediocre dialogue that sounds less like conversation and more like stand-up shtick.

Average Rating: 3.4/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 12

This boilerplate comedy lacks ingenuity or humor and features mediocre dialogue that sounds less like conversation and more like stand-up shtick.

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding co-stars Nia Vardalos and John Corbett re-team for this romantic comedy about a carefree florist who falls for a charming restaurateur. Genevieve (Vardalos) loves romance, though she lives by a strict "five dates" rule. At the end of the fifth date, Genevieve typically calls the relationship off. So far, this method has worked like a charm, but when Genevieve meets Greg (Corbett) everything changes. At the end of their fifth date, Genevieve wants more. If she could only

PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Nia Vardalos

Written By: Nia Vardalos

In Theaters: Jul 3, 2009 Wide

On DVD: Feb 9, 2010

IFC Films

It's like eating a plain Hershey's bar on that supposedly most romantic day of the year. It may soothe your sweet tooth for a brief bit, but you'll still be longing for Godiva.

July 10, 2009 Comment

Joy Tipping

Dallas Morning News

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A charmless rom-com about an exhaustingly vivacious florist.

July 10, 2009 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

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I found it to be really one note. This is not authentic modern courtship.

July 6, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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Ben Lyons

At the Movies

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Everyone who's ever seen a movie knows where this is headed... but getting there is breezy, fun, and most importantly, well-executed.

July 6, 2009 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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Ben Mankiewicz

At the Movies

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All I Hate Valentine's Day adds up to is an awkward, ritualized date between moviegoer and a still-learning triple hyphenate.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Robert Abele

Chicago Tribune

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What it lacks in laughs -- there are none -- it tries to make up for by ladling on stale clich�s, such as Vardalos' two stereotypically gay assistants and a desperate younger female friend who stalks guys.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Post

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

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My big fat Greek flop!

February 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Sly Fox

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Kam Williams

Sly Fox

A big fat Greek flop!

July 10, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

Uninspired romcom is no My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

July 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

An unspeakable nadir in the career of its writer-director-star, My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

A contrived, juvenile and painfully unfunny romantic comedy.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

[I] enjoyed the cheap silliness.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Dave White

Movies.com

An indie romantic comedy even worse than most of the bigger-budgeted but almost invariably rotten Hollywood examples of the genre.

July 2, 2009 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Is it too pat to say I Hate This Movie? That's about the level of creative energy Vardalos applies to a film that manages to be every bit as bad as My Life in Ruins.

July 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Metromix.com

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Geoff Berkshire

Metromix.com

By the time the end credits hit, there's joy emerging not from the outcome of the Genevieve/Greg romantic tango, but the feeling of relief to know the film, and Vardalos's insipid direction, has finally come to a close.

July 1, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

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The florist loves romance but hates relationships. She has rules but they are broken when she meets Mr. Right. Nia and John reunite after My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

July 5, 2009

Candy Rose

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Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Stephen Guarino, Amir Arison, Zoe Kazan, Gary Wilmes, Mike Starr, Jason Mantzoukas, Judah Friedlander, Rachel Dratch Director: Nia Vardalos Summary: After falling in love onscreen in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reteam for a romantic comedy about a

July 1, 2009

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