Valentines Day Perfect Timing Box Office Blockbuster Or Is It?

This Sunday will be Valentines day so if you haven’t noticed already the prices of flowers and choc’s are going up faster than you stocks have recently.

So it might not be that much of suprise that the film pundits are predicting the star filled Valentines Day (get the connection) will be going down a storm at the box office this weekend.

But does that mean the film is any good I hear you ask well as far as the typical romcom goes it isn’t bad but not my favorite genre or even movie in it.

On the set of "Valentine's Day"
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What do you mean you didn’t realise it was a romcom what else could it be on Valentines Day. Ok it could have been about a certain massacre but have heart for your lady and be romantic.

The movie is directed by Garry Marshall, the romantic-comedy master who directed such romantic classics as the Princess Diaries and Pretty Woman so if you are planning a trip out this weekend to the movies with your loved one chances are she has probably this movie on her mind.

Now come on guys I know you rather be watching reruns of last weeks Superbowl (unless you are a Colts fan) but with it being the weekend of Luv you are not likely to win than conversation.

Now I did mention this movie has a huge number of stars and future stars in it so you are probably expecting something good.Well I am sorry to say this movie is packed full of fluff and not much else but guys your girlfriend will most probably love it so grin and bear it.

It’s only one movie a couple of hours of your life.Sorry ladies but their aren’t many guys into this sort of movie.

As expected our expectations will be high because of the title and the cast but whilst this will fill the seats of the movie theater pretty much guaranteeing a financial success it won’t make it great movie.

Some movies filled with A list stars are able to deliver but all to often the quality of the movie is not equal to the sum of it’s parts.Films with famous names may lead to audiences expecting an awful lot and on occasions they are disappointed.On other occasions the movie seems to get lost in the brightness of it’s stars.

A movie like “He’s Just Not That Into You” also had success with lots of famous names; however, it wasn’t necessarily the best romantic comedy of all time. “Valentine’s Day” also comes with very high hopes, and audiences will expect it to deliver, putting more pressure on it than movies with one or two of their favorite stars.

The real proof will be after the excitement of a film called Valentines Day perfect for Valentines weekend wears off is will the box offices still be filled the following weekend when the critics have done their reviews and more importantly the most important reviewers of all the paying public.

I guess we won’t have long to wait…

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