Valentine's Day

This is a lovely film- funny, sentimental and full of A-listers. A great film to see with the girls or your boyfriend. Obviously Valentine’s Day has been and gone but that doesn’t mean the film is out of date. It will be good to watch all year round.

The film looks at relationships and the complications of love in several different scenarios throughout Los Angeles. All the stories link up in some way or another and it is clever how it all ties together. There are many different plot lines within the film but it isn’t difficult to keep up.

The most prominent characters are Reed (Ashton Kutcher) and Julia (Jennifer Garner), who are best friends. Reed has just asked Morley (Jessica Alba) to marry him but she is unsure. Julia thinks she has found the perfect man in Harrison (Patrick Dempsey) until Reed uncovers who he truly is. Julia’s friend, publicist Kara (Jessica Biel) hates Valentine’s Day because she is single but all this changes when she meets sports reporter Kelvin (Jamie Foxx).

That is the most prominent inter-linked plot but there are a few separate plots which are just as worthy of screen time. For example, Holden (Bradley Cooper) strikes up a friendship with Army Captain Kate (Julia Roberts) on a flight into LA. Not much comes of this part but it provides a break from the other plots. I really like it though because it shows how friendly strangers can still be and not everyone has an agenda. Kate’s ending is really sentimental and I wouldn’t be surprised if people shed a few tears.

None of the scenarios would be really good if they took up the whole film, but combining together with other stories makes them great. I personally found the singer Taylor Swift’s character incredibly annoying. She was trying too hard to be funny and she can’t really act. I was laughing at her rather than with her. Besides that, I love every plot and my favourite character was Edison (Bryce Robinson), an elementary school boy who is in love with his teacher. He is adorable and takes matters into his own hands when Reed loses his flowers.

The main draw of the film is the cast because there are just so many people involved- you recognise someone in every scene I am sure (unless you aren’t into films!). You may also spot Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner among others. Besides that, the script is funny and feel-good. It will make you smile at the very least but I personally think at times you will be laughing out loud. There are couple of times when it gets a bit too sweet and soppy but it isn’t too full-on and the comedy usually picks up the mood again pretty swiftly. All in all, I think every girl should see this film if they haven’t already.