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.
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Valentine (2001)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:3
Rotten:17
Average Rating:3.1/10
Consensus: 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.
Theatrical Release:Feb 2, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $19,755,422
Synopsis: Once a year, love is in the air and cards, letters, flowers and candy find their way to lovers' doors. But this year something different is coming... something not as pretty and definitely not as... [More]
Starring: David Boreanaz, Denise Richards, Marley Shelton, Katherine Heigl
Director: Jamie Blanks
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Top CriticIn 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 ís hard to tell.
04/25/03
Top CriticA cheesy horror flick that doesn't take itself too seriously.
06/19/02
Top CriticI had fun anyway.
02/13/01
Top CriticValentine isn't scary, but it is unsettling; not ultimately satisfying, but arresting in the moment.
02/07/01
Top CriticLooking good but lacking much in the way of personality or gray matter.
02/05/01
Top CriticSucceeds on its own modest terms, and the plot doesn't fall apart under credit-roll pondering.
02/05/01
Top CriticThe eeriest moment was easily the movie's last, after the nonsensically contrived climax provided a classic interactive moment. 'Sequel!' the audience moaned.
02/05/01
Top CriticWhen it's hard to hear the dialogue because the audience is laughing, it's clear that Valentine doesn't even succeed on its own limited terms.
02/05/01
Top CriticA smart, stylish horror picture that offers a fresh twist on the ever-reliable revenge theme and affords a raft of talented young actors solid roles that show them to advantage.
02/05/01
Top CriticNot only is it deadly dull, but the killer actually courts the audience's sympathy.
02/05/01
Top CriticThe standard stalker stuff that Scream satirized.
02/05/01
Top CriticPlaying it straight with material this ridiculous is an exercise in self-defeat.
02/05/01
Top CriticThe killings themselves mostly lack imagination.
02/02/01
Top CriticDoesn't contain a single scary or imaginative moment.
02/02/01
Top CriticBlanks ... directs in almost entirely suspense-free fashion.
02/02/01
Top CriticEven by the thoroughly undemanding standards of its burned-out genre, Valentine is vacuous, tedious, and perfunctory.
02/02/01
Top CriticValentine isn't nearly as horrible as the ads would suggest. That's not to say the movie's good, either.
02/02/01
Top CriticCredibility and intelligence are pretty thoroughly battered.
02/02/01
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