''I Hate Valentine's Day'' is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by

Nia Vardalos Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos (born September 24, 1962) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. She starred in and wrote the romantic comedy film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002), which garnered her nominations for the Academy Award for Best O ...

. The film stars Vardalos and John Corbett, previously seen together in Vardalos' hit 2002 film ''

My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Joey Faton ...

.'' The film was released on July 3, 2009, by

IFC Films Independent Film Company (formerly IFC Films) is an American film production and distribution company based in New York City, New York. It is an offshoot of IFC (U.S. TV channel), IFC, owned by AMC Networks. It mainly distributes independent fil ...

Plot

Florist Genevieve Gernier (Vardalos) believes that the best way to achieve romantic fulfillment is to never go on more than five dates with the same man. She is forced to reassess her philosophy when she meets Greg Gatlin (Corbett), a restaurateur who moves into her neighborhood.

Cast

Box office

''I Hate Valentine's Day'' was released in the United States on July 3, 2009, in three theaters. The film grossed $5,009 in its opening weekend, a per-screen-average of $1,670. It grossed $3,510,643 as of July 1, 2013.

Reception

''I Hate Valentine's Day'' was poorly reviewed by critics. Based on

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, 19% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "This boilerplate comedy lacks ingenuity or humor and features mediocre dialogue that sounds less like conversation and more like stand-up shtick." Metacritic gave the film an average score of 17 out of 100, based on 14 reviews. It is placed among the site's top 200 films with the worst reviews of all time.

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*{{IMDb title, 0762105, I Hate Valentine's Day 2009 films 2009 romantic comedy films Films shot in New York City Films with screenplays by Nia Vardalos Valentine's Day in films 2009 directorial debut films 2000s English-language films American romantic comedy films 2000s American films English-language romantic comedy films