Valentine

Valentine (2001)
Director Jamie Blanks (also directed Urban Legend)
Starring David Boreanaz (Adam) , Jessica Chapsaw (Dorothy) and Denise Richards (Paige)

This week I went back to watching my favourite type of film genre which is Horror also with a bit of Thriller thrown in for good measure. Four young girls are being stalked on Valentines day by a cherub masked killer.

The film begins 13 years previous at a junior high school dance where Jeremy a nerdy kid asks each girl to dance. Each of them tease and upset him in some way. 13 years on and the girls are still friends. There is Paige , Dorothy , Shelley and Kate. Dorothy was always the ugly duckling of the group but her gorgeous boyfriend Adam changed all that. One by one the girls and the men in their lives get killed off one by one in the most bloody and horrific ways by a Cupid masked murderer. Most of the killing takes place at Dorothy's Valentines Day party. Could it be Jeremy back for revenge or is it some one else?

Ok so one of the main reasons I like this film is that David Boreanaz has a major part in it (for any one who is not from this planet he is Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.) The film does not lack beautiful people but after all that makes the perfect recipe for a traditional horror. It also is slightly reminiscent of the film Scream. It is visually pleasing and most of the stalking scenes with the build up to the killing are fantastic as no music is used to give that extra tension to the crescendo of the actual murder. Jamie Blanks is a great horror director who took this script which on paper I'd say looked far from amazing and made it into a watchable slasher film. The scene in the hot tub where Paige is murdered is gruesome but very well shot with subtle lighting which keeps you enthralled throughout. The ending is excellent with two twists!Although the killer Cupid is so obvious throughout you can't help but be shocked at the reveal.

Valentine is your run of the mill slasher film with very cheesy acting making you want killer Cupid to finish them all off! I would recommend it especially for February 14th when your sick of flowers, chocs and teddy's a good gore fest called Valentine is a must have- oh and did I mention David Boreanaz is in it!!!!!

Until next week Dawn:)