Ever since British hit 'Love Actually' graced our screens in 2003 with it's multi-charactered, humourous and enaging plot, American scriptwriters have been trying to emulate it's success.
First up, we had Ken Kwapsis's 'He's Just Not That Into You' (2009), which told the story of inter-connecting relationships of the people of Baltimore.
I just wasn't into it.
Not only was it really cheesy and not even funny, but I just kept thinking all the way through, 'Love Actually is soooo much better than this!'
And, unfortunately, I was thinking the same through this film. Albeit it, not as much, but still so...
I mean, it had everything you could want. Good set-ups, an attractive cast, etc. etc. but it just lacked the magic that Richard Curtis brought to 'Love Actually'.
You could just see that the director was desperately trying to be funny and create this clever storyline, but it didn't really work entirely. It was kind of like getting a box of valentines chocs and finding that they're all coffee-flavoured.
But anyway, what the storyline??
Well... There's a cute kid, an old couple, a young couple, a 'just-got-together' couple, a desperate single, strangers on a plane, 'best-friends', and a couple of teen couples... Phew!
Yes, as you can see, there are ALOT of characters.
The main character the story is centered around is Ashton Kutcher (What Happens In Vegas) who plays the loveable florist 'Reed'.
The stories all connect around him and his flower store, bringing the whole movie together. Believable? No. Convenient? Yes!
As well as Kutcher, there are other big names such as Jessica Alba, Jessica Beil, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Bradley Cooper and Topher Grace who all play their part in the big 'v-day parade'.
Comic moments come from Anne Hathaway, who plays a skint 'poetry-major' moonlighting as a sex caller.
There is also funny sketches from Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift who play a ditzy teen couple.
The film does have it's laughs and brief moments of surprise and brilliance, however, there are just too many characters, meaning you don't really get emotionally involved enough to really care about any of them.
Sorry, but I just am not feeling the love for 'Valentines Day'!
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