Valentine
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Actor: Hedy Burress, Jessica Capshaw, Johnny Whitworth, Katherine Heigl, Marley SheltonBrand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Rick Bota
Composer: Don Davis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-07-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Valentine
Movie Review: Fun, entertaining, old school-like slasher!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed this film! While it is not as intense or gut-wrenching like the more recent films The Strangers, Wolf Creek or High Tension, it is still a very fun, entertaining ride. I do not care too much for the horror films that came before this which are usually referred to now as the "post-Scream" era from the late nineties to the early 2000's. Scream was more or less making fun of the genre although it did have its fun, suspenseful moments. However this one worked for me. Like the original Black Christmas, Curtains and 2006's The Descent, it features an all-female lead cast and all the actresses are very likeable. They did not irritate me like say Jennifer Love Hewitt or Brandy in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer whose charactes are portrayed like a couple of dumb bimbos. By the way, I find it comical that certain people gave this a poor rating yet ISKWYDLS has over 100 ratings in the 5-star category. My favorite actress here was Jessica Capshaw (daughter of actress Kate Capshaw and step-daughter to Steven Spielberg). Hedy Burress of the TV-movie thriller Cabin by the Lake is the scene-stealer here with a juicy yet minor role as an angry victim of a con-artist scam. You can tell what a fun time these gals were having filming this picture and it felt like they were really friends with each other. The killer's costume was also a big draw for me. As other reviewers have mentioned, he/she wears a cherub-mask and is dressed in black. The story was original and kept simple but that's why I enjoyed it. It reminded me of the old-school horror films I used to watch. I also thought the ending was nicely done. The character(s) find out who the killer is by way of framing, yet the audience knows a different story (sort of like 1981's Happy Birthday to Me). It coincides with what happened in the very beginning. Denise Richards sexy turn is also worth mentioning and people will probably recognize Katherine Heigl of Grey's Anatomy the most. Marley Shelton and Jessica Cauffiel round out the cast. As for the weakest point, I will say the writing could have definitely used work in some places, and I wish a few more red-herrings could have been thrown our way, but because I found this so appealing, it's easy for me to overlook the little setbacks. There was a lot of character interaction and development which is important even in a horror/slasher film. I give this 4-stars for doing a swell job of entertaining me! This was filmed by the same director who gave us Urban Legend although I find this one much more superior to that one. As long as you don't take it too seriously and accept it for what it is, you will love it in the tradition of My Bloody Valentine, Terror Train or Prom Night.
Summary of Valentine
Revenge is sweet just like a valentine bonbon. Thats what a vengeful cupid-masked killer thinks: be his valentine or else. Broken hearts and other mortal wounds await a cast of rising stars as they die for love in this hip shock-filled thriller. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/05/2004 Starring: David Boreanaz Marley Shelton Run time: 96 minutes Rating: R Director: Jamie BlanksFive comely and well-to-do female friends receive dire threats inside anonymous valentines. When two of them meet violent ends, the remaining trio suspect that the killer may be a nebbishy former classmate whom they spurned years before at a school dance. Their solution: Throw a lavish Valentine's Day party, all the better to distract them from the hulking, cherub-masked killer...
As the above suggests, Valentine is the absolute nadir of the post-Scream slasher film. Australian director Jamie Blanks (whose previous effort was the equally dismal Urban Legend, 1998) obviously had lofty goals for his film, given his bald-faced homages to John Carpenter and Dario Argento. But he hasn't a clue as to how to generate suspense, and his frequent reliance on well-worn shock effects (hands dropping on shoulders, etc.) suggests more contempt for the genre than affection. No less than four writers (including two writer-producers for Roswell, which explains the appearance of series star Katherine Heigl) contributed to the screenplay, which fails to generate the twentysomething drama and hip, cutting dialogue required for this brand of horror. As the five friends, actresses Marley Shelton, Denise Richards, Jessica Capshaw, Jessica Caufield, and Heigl have little to do other than alternately look attractive or afraid; Richards, in particular, looks weary of playing the man-eater. As Shelton's dipsomaniac boyfriend, David Boreanaz (Angel) lumbers through each scene with an embarrassed scowl.
Warner Bros.' DVD includes commentary by Blanks, as well as cast and crew interviews and a video for Orgy's contribution to the noisy, new-metal soundtrack. --Paul Gaita
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