Film Review Valentines Day

WRITER: Katherine Fugate DIRECTOR: Garry MarshallCAST: Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Topher Chic, Shirley MacLaine, Hector Elizondo, Jennifer Meet, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, Emma Roberts, Taylor Brief, Taylor Lautner, Sovereign Latifah, Mover Jenkins, George Lopez, Kathy BatesRomantic Wittiness, 125 proceedings The multi-plot film was a branch of Robert Altman's, and has outdated up finally with cinema such as Paul Haggis' Deterioration, and Babel. But somehow or far off, the romcom live in got a dress of it. As a end up, we had cinema like Wonderful, In actual fact and He's Rectify Not That into You. Rectify in time for the big day itself, Valentine's Day takes latest go at that approach.To give the film a boost, director Garry Marshall went all out with the casting. He hired a number of Oscar-winners: Jamie Foxx, Kathy Bates, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts, whom he as well directed in Striking Person and Runaway Bride. For good measure, he adds Oscar-nominated Anne Hathaway and Sovereign Latifah. Bradley Cooper makes the leap from He's Rectify Not That into You. Ashton Kutcher and Topher Chic from "That 70s Fray" are at a loss in, as are "McDreamy" and "McSteamy" (Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane) from "Grey's Anatomy." Marshall adds George Lopez and rounds out the cast with some young eye-candy: Emma Roberts (Julia's niece), Mover Jenkins, two Jessicas (Alba and Biel), and two Taylors (Brief and Lautner).In the role of does it all add up to? Miserably, not all that considerably. Furthermost of the various story lines are more accurately accepted or don't go where (perpetual near the describe started, I aptly predicted that one character or story would turn out gay). The greatest thrilling and knotty is the piece of hair concerning Jennifer Meet, and she has one huge opinion. Anne Hathaway is latest standout, and she comes more accurately close to crime the describe. And give are some good laughs from Sovereign Latifah and Jamie Foxx in their respective stories.But that's about it. All populace Oscar-heavyweights as well the very fine Topher Chic, Emma Roberts are emaciated. The film is spread cutesy than in actuality funny. And at a say time of 125 proceedings, it feels like it ought to stand discard some of the strike. The piece with the two Taylors was barren, and on top of that Taylor Swift's Permit Young woman schtick was lame and awkward. Modern piece of hair with a young boy (played by Bryce Robinson) took ad infinitum to get everywhere it was leaving. He was cute, but again his acting was awful. As conventional, it's a very white-bread air of L.A. Don't think I didn't ensnare that give was only one miniscule Asian role and he was manifestly a North American-born the person behind trying to remark like an wanderer since of the stereotypical "bad-Engrish" speak. In actual fact, the end up is that all the white people appointment to look the extraordinarily in the rear a while. My guest at the presentation (who is Caucasian) perpetual had trouble telling to the right convinced of the boring, bearded men.Untroubled, it's not the supreme piece you'll see this meeting. It shows off Los Angeles very glowing, snitch little-seen but desirable corners of the city. I illustration it has a little whatever thing for every person (except Asians, of procedure). And the end financial credit bloopers are more accurately good.Rating: 2 / 5