Valentine's Day

Needless to say I was really really excited to see this movie. Let's start with the all-star cast, everyone who's anyone was in this movie. OK, that may be an overstatement, but there were a ton of fabulous people in this movie. Jennifer Garner is fantastic in almost everything. We will forgive her for Elektra and Catch and Release. Bradley Cooper, also from Alias, is always endearing. Taylor Lautner is humble and cute, even with his shirt on. Taylor Swift is always good for bringing a smile and laugh. Ashton Kutcher is charming in almost everything he does. Eric Dane truly is McSteamy even while not playing a surgeon. Hector Elizando is a name you may not recognize as easily, but I fell in love with him as a bodyguard in The Princess Diaries. The last big name I will mention needs no introduction, Julia Roberts will pull me to a theater almost every time.

While this movie did indeed have a lot of big names to reel in an audience, it had to keep that audience once they had taken the bait. The movie follows about a billion characters through Valentine's Day in Los Angeles. If you have seen Love Actually or He's Just Not That Into You, then you know the type of movie I am talking about. The characters are all related in various ways and the story hops from person to person. The characters range from an adult phone entertainer to an elementary school student in love with his teacher.

While I am a sucker for a love story, I liked this movie more for the comedy than for the moments when couples finally get together. Several of my favorite moments came from the film making reference to the plethora of films and shows that its cast has starred in. My favorite story line was that of the elementary school boy, Edison. I won't tell you any more than that because I want you to watch it and love it like I did. I will also tell you to stay for the credits, my favorite single moment in the movie was actually in the outtakes and moments after the credits started rolling.

This movie is definitely one that can be rented, it was fun to see in the theater but if you haven't seen it yet go ahead and wait for the rental. Ladies, don't make your boyfriends watch this movie. It is a chick flick in every sense of the word, save this one for ladies night. It's not the kind of movie that changes history, or that really even means anything. It is fun and fluffy, watch and enjoy.