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Valentine
2001 96 min United States of America R 16+
★4.4
Horror, Thriller
Director: Jamie Blanks
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Description
Four friends start to receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is on the loose and Valentine's day is soon approaching.
Budget:
$10M
US Gross:
$20.38M
Worldwide:
$16.3M
Starring
Denise Richards
Actor
David Boreanaz
Actor
Marley Shelton
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 3 nominations
Key opinion
Valentine is widely regarded as a generic and uninspired entry in the late 90s/early 2000s teen slasher wave. While a small minority of viewers find it to be an entertaining, nostalgic exercise in genre tropes, the majority consensus criticizes its flat characters, predictable plot, and failure to generate genuine tension.
| Originality | The film relies heavily on exhausted slasher clichés that result in a predictable and unoriginal narrative experience. | |
| Screenplay | Character development is largely nonexistent, resulting in shallow roles that fail to elicit audience sympathy for the victims. | |
| Screenplay | The killer's supernatural ability to appear anywhere undetected is viewed as an implausible narrative shortcut that diminishes suspense. | |
| Acting | Performances are generally considered wooden and subpar, though Denise Richards and Katherine Heigl are frequently cited as standout elements of the cast. | |
| Ending | The ending remains a point of contention; some viewers appreciate the ambiguous or unexpected nature of the reveal, while others dismiss it as unearned and hollow. |