VALENTINE'S DAY ~ 5/5
Everyone loves Valentine's Day, how can you not love a holiday where you show your love to the special people in your life? Well, many people HATE this holiday, maybe because they no longer have the one they love (death, divorce, seperation) or they haven't found that special someone just yet or maybe because they are lonely in this world with no friends or family. In this movie, a star studded cast shows the many types of love: friends who fall in love, the scorned lover, the couple who breaks up because it just isn't right, high school love, new love, adoration of a teacher by a young boy, virgin love, affairs, the love of a mother for her child.
Let's talk about each one:
The Couple who breaks up because it just isn't right: Ashton Kutcher & Jessica Alba start out as a couple who gets engaged on Valentine's Day, within a few hours, she has packed all she has & is leaving, saying she isn't sure this is right & that she cares about him, but isn't the one for him. Starting Valentine's Day with an engagement & ending it alone, so sad.
Affairs: Jennifer Garner plays Ashton's character's best friend, they have known each other forever. Her boyfriend, a successful doctor is "out of town for surgery" on Valentine's Day. Her best friend talks her into surprising her flame for Valentine's Day, unknowing that later, he will purchase flowers for her & his WIFE. He trys to stop his best friend, with some funny antics at the airport. She insists on going anyway & ends up confronting her boyfriend during his dinner with his wife.
New Love: Anne Hathaway gives a great performance as a office girl who moonlights as a sex phone operator. Her new boyfriend likes her, but when he finds out her side profession, he isn't sure. He finds a way past it & accepts his new girl.
High School Flames: The Taylors fit this PERFECTLY, they made this very believable!! I laughed many times at thier jokes & thier stereo types. I don't think any two actors could have done this better!
Teacher Love: A young boy who lives with his grandparents takes special time to create a lovely card & orders flowers for his crush. He insists on making sure that she knows he LOVES her on Valentine's Day. When the flower shop doesn't make his delivery on time, he insists on seeing to it.
Virgin Love: The high school couple (friends of the Taylors characters) decide that Valentine's Day is the day they wish to loose thier virginity. They go through special preparations & agree to meet at her house during lunch. The boyfriend arrives first & is suprised while playing the guitar naked by her mother! How awful!!
Friendship Love: After everything they go through in the movie, Ashton & Jennifer's characters take the whole movie to realize thier in love, just after she shows the boy from her class how sometimes the person you love is right in front of you, you just aren't looking in the right place. His classmate, a good friend, ends up getting his love on Valentine's Day.
And, the best of all, the Love of a Mother for her son:
Julia Roberts spends her time in this movie on a plane, as a US soldier heading home on a 14 hour flight for a day to spend with the one she loves. She never hints that it isn't a lover, she just says how she can't wait to see him. She meets a man on the plane who helps her out with a ride home & an ear to listen, he leaves her thinking she is off to meet a boyfriend or husband. In reality, she is a mother, who takes the this opportunity, 28 hours on a plane, just to spend 1 day with her young son.
This movie shows all the sides of love, the good & the bad. Great movie!!
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