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I Hate Valentine's Day
Metascore
17 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 10 out of 13
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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    50
    Although the movie was clearly made on the cheap, cinematography, sets and costumes belie the modest budget. No one will be thunderstruck by the insights buried in "Valentine's Day," but couples seeking romantic fluff probably will find just enough humor and heart to satisfy them.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    42
    A charmless rom-com.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Andrew Barker
    40
    A plodding mediocrity with an almost mercenary adherence to formula.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    The movie is set up as a valentine to Vardalos. She should try sending herself flowers.
  5. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    30
    I Hate Valentine's Day is a horror show masquerading as a romantic comedy. Maybe Vardalos is just in the wrong line of work.
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    30
    Vardalos calls her film "the ultimate indie experiment," and if that's what is meant by ham-fisted pacing, writing, and acting, this is as ultimate and as indie as it gets.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    30
    This is a film with a mission: Get to the grand-gesture climax without disturbing any clichés in its path.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    You might blame Nora Ephron, whose screenplay for "When Harry Met Sally" established the formula that I Hate Valentine's Day runs into the ground. Compared with this, Ms. Ephron is Chekhov.
  9. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    25
    This is probably the year's worst romantic comedy -- and that's saying something in a year that includes "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and "Whatever Works."
  10. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    20
    Unfortunately, Vardalos has no one else to blame for a shockingly amateurish effort that goes from bad (her oddly insincere performance) to worse (consistently sloppy camera work) to make-it-stop (it would be an insult to television to call the script sitcomish).
  11. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    0
    Stick a fork in Nia Vardalos. I've been to funerals that were a lot more fun than I Hate Valentine's Day, her second alleged romantic comedy in less than a month.
  12. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    0
    A nauseating, stridently phony rom-com.
  13. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    0
    An unspeakable nadir in the career of its writer-director-star.
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4.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. LeoTs3181983
    10
    I Hate Valentine's Day is a great movie-the sexuality is a little borderline,however. Otherwise,it's a great movie. Nia Vardalos and John Corbett are great once again. Don't miss it.… Full Review »
  2. bpcooper
    10
    I Hate Valentine's Day may not have gotten the best reviews by the critics but I personally found the movie to be great!! The romance and accuracy of 'dating' portrade in the movie was excellent. I not only found great humor in it but also was very touched by the hardening emotions. The long lasting grudge that Nia's character had for something her father had done. I found to be very real and pyschologically possible. 10/10 from me. And I am a straight male!… Full Review »
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