Jamie Blanks' Valentine has aged rather well. A movie I didn't care for at the time of its release, I now see a lot more of merit in this slasher than I did back in 2001.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 14, 2019

| Original Score: D | Sep 7, 2011

The contradictory sexual politics in this lightweight slasher suggest that at some point it was meant to satirize the traditional mores of the self-satisfied female characters.

| Feb 28, 2007

In the new teen slasher flick Valentine, a public-school nerd, now grown up, seeks to systematically murder all the girls who wouldn't dance with him at the Grade 6 Valentine's dance. Or maybe that's not what happens. It s hard to tell.

Full Review | Original Score: 0/4 | Apr 25, 2003

The essential daftness isn't helped by the stars, who play it straight when they should have gone for laughs.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 21, 2003

A cheesy horror flick that doesn't take itself too seriously.

| Jun 19, 2002

If you've hidden from the scary killer, don't leave your hiding place after less than a minute! Why do they do that?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 16, 2001

I had fun anyway.

| Feb 13, 2001

Relentless in its pursuit of suspenseless mediocrity, Valentine succeeds only in boring you to death, the most horrifying fate of all.

| Original Score: 0/5 | Feb 8, 2001

Valentine isn't scary, but it is unsettling; not ultimately satisfying, but arresting in the moment.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 7, 2001

Looking good but lacking much in the way of personality or gray matter.

Full Review | Feb 5, 2001

Succeeds on its own modest terms, and the plot doesn't fall apart under credit-roll pondering.

Full Review | Feb 5, 2001

The eeriest moment was easily the movie's last, after the nonsensically contrived climax provided a classic interactive moment. 'Sequel!' the audience moaned.

| Feb 5, 2001

When it's hard to hear the dialogue because the audience is laughing, it's clear that Valentine doesn't even succeed on its own limited terms.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/5 | Feb 5, 2001

A smart, stylish horror picture that offers a fresh twist on the ever-reliable revenge theme and affords a raft of talented young actors solid roles that show them to advantage.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2001

The standard stalker stuff that Scream satirized.

Full Review | Feb 5, 2001

Playing it straight with material this ridiculous is an exercise in self-defeat.

Full Review | Feb 5, 2001

The killings themselves mostly lack imagination.

Full Review | Feb 2, 2001

Doesn't contain a single scary or imaginative moment.

| Original Score: D | Feb 2, 2001

Blanks ... directs in almost entirely suspense-free fashion.

Full Review | Feb 2, 2001