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Valentine (2001)

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Average Rating: 3/10
Reviews Counted: 71
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 65

Valentine is basically a formulaic throwback to conventional pre-Scream slasher flicks. Critics say it doesn't offer enough suspense or scares to justify its addition to the genre.

Average Rating: 3/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 19

Valentine is basically a formulaic throwback to conventional pre-Scream slasher flicks. Critics say it doesn't offer enough suspense or scares to justify its addition to the genre.

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The novel of the same name by author Tom Savage becomes this horror film starring Marley Shelton as Kate Davies. Kate's in a troubled relationship with journalist Adam Carr (David Boreanaz), a problem drinker, but she receives support from her best friends, the same four girls she's known since grade school: Paige Prescott (Denise Richards), Dorothy Wheeler (Jessica Capshaw), Lily Voight (Jessica Cauffel), and Shelly Fisher (Katherine Heigl). When Shelly is murdered and the other girls begin

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Directed By: Jamie Blanks

Written By: Wayne Powers, Donna Powers, Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg

In Theaters: Feb 2, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Jul 24, 2001

Box Office:$19.8M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

David Boreanaz
Adam Carr
Denise Richards
Paige Prescott
Marley Shelton
Kate Davies
Jessica Capshaw
Dorothy Wheeler
Jessica Cauffiel
Lily Voight
Katherine Heigl
Shelly Fisher
Fulvio Cecere
Det. Vaughn
Daniel Cosgrove
Campbell Harris
Johnny Whitworth
Max Ives
Hedy Burress
Ruthie

Critic Reviews for Valentine

All Critics (76) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (67) | DVD (22)

The contradictory sexual politics in this lightweight slasher suggest that at some point it was meant to satirize the traditional mores of the self-satisfied female characters.

February 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

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In the new teen slasher flick Valentine, a public-school nerd, now grown up, seeks to systematically murder all the girls who wouldn't dance with him at the Grade 6 Valentine's dance. Or maybe that's not what happens. It �s hard to tell.

April 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

A cheesy horror flick that doesn't take itself too seriously.

June 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Top Critic

I had fun anyway.

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

Top Critic

Valentine isn't scary, but it is unsettling; not ultimately satisfying, but arresting in the moment.

February 7, 2001 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

Looking good but lacking much in the way of personality or gray matter.

February 5, 2001 Full Review Source: Variety

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Top Critic

Poorly made and just stupid.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Ellen MacKay

Common Sense Media

Yet another one of those films that Scream was supposed to have buried but instead resurrected.

July 25, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

...a formula stirring in upscale sex, murder, holiday mutilation and lots of junior high school revenge fantasy.

June 27, 2007 Full Review | Comment

Prairie Miller

Long Island Press

It doesn't have those scare-the-sh*t out of you moments, and if it doesn't have any of those, what's the point?

November 7, 2003 Comment

Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

Scary horror flicks went out with the emergence of the self-referential horror movie.

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The essential daftness isn't helped by the stars, who play it straight when they should have gone for laughs.

April 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Jo Berry

Empire Magazine

Porno actresses are smarter than this crew!

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Brad Laidman

Film Threat

I'm not a big fan of horror films, but as they go this isn't a bad one.

October 21, 2002 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan

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Jean Lowerison

San Diego Metropolitan

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9% of critics liked this movie? That's sad and an awfully high number I think. The people who actually did like this pathetic waste of time are either Angel fans or anyone who still thinks Denise Richards is hot. Don't bother watching this shit. Go to the park, shake up bottles of soda and throw them at the ground

June 1, 2008

Derek Daniels

Super Reviewer

Valentine is one of the better films in the teen horror genres, yeah I know. Even though the film is a better take on a tired genre in horror, it doesn't necessarily mean thats its a good film, far from it. The actors are terrible, and the script is lacking in effective scares, but what it does have is plenty of

June 9, 2010