With the large ensemble cast, you might think this is similar to a Robert Altman film. Wish it were true. Garry Marshall has never been much for subtlety. In this movie, his only directions to the actors were "louder" and "broader". The only things that were missing was the splat of the cream pie, and an annoying spring-related "boing". Ms. Hathaway reprized her EA role in "The Devil Wears Prada". Unfortunately, with Queen Latifah doing her best Meryl Streep impression, it was more like "The Devil Wears Large, Cheap Sunglasses". There should be a warning to diabetic that this movie could induce a coma. Julia Roberts plays a soldier enduring a 17-hour flight, just to spend a day home. That's not "horror", that's just inconvenient. The fact that the incompetent Tommy Franks was allowed to retire with his four stars intact, is the real horror of war. The only high point of the film was a glimpse of the Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney concert hall.
Review of Valentine's Day
