Valentine's Day - 14th February 2012

So this week's Tuesday Night is Film Night falls on Valentine's Day, so what better way to celebrate St. Valentine's Day, than with a film called;

Valentine's Day

So what is Valentine's Day (the film) all about? Well, predictably it is about love. Old love, new love, young love, undiscovered love, and man love! (You'll see when you watch it).

It is a cutesy romantic comedy, with a fairly star studded cast, well some big names from recent movies; Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Eric Dane, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Taylor Lautner..... the list goes on.

So, it is a very busy plot, with intertwining storylines, along the same theme as Love Actually, or New Year's Day. Although Valentine's Day seems to lack the true romance, the punch to the stomach storyline, that has you reaching for the tissues, but in fairness it does make up for it with some good laughs. So it's more of a comedy-romance, rather than a romantic comedy.

The plot seems to be very active, too much going on to draw you into the lives of those involved, but it does dangle a few lines for you to swallow, which does get you thinking. It doesn't necessarily work out the way you think it might, which is a good thing, plot twists and story turn-arounds, make for better viewing pleasure. You want to walk away from a movie saying; "I didn't think that would happen". Rather than thinking; "well, that went down a very predictable route".

As a movie for Valentine's Day, it is certainly worth the effort. For any other time of the year, well let's just say that there are better movies out there.

Having said that, it does have Anne Hathaway in it, so, what's not to like!!

Enjoy.