Happy Valentine's Day?

Romantic comedy: two words which will either make you recoil in horror or jump for joy at the thought of an inevitable happy ending, cute couples and an escape from reality.

I'm probably more in the former category, the thought of watching yet another anodyne "romp" in upper Manhattan of no real interest, but when word of an upcoming rom-com called Valentine's Day (I know, we've barely got over Christmas Day) reached me it was more the calibre of the cast than the concept that caught my attention...deep breathe then:

Jessica Alba ("Fantastic Four"), Jessica Biel ("I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"), Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover"), Eric Dane (TV’s "Grey’s Anatomy"), Patrick Dempsey, (“Enchanted”), Hector Elizondo (the Princess Diaries" films), Jamie Foxx ("Ray"), Jennifer Garner ("Juno"), Topher Grace ("Spider-Man 3"), Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married"), Carter Jenkins ("Aliens in the Attic") Ashton Kutcher ("What Happens In Vegas"), Queen Latifah ("Chicago"), George Lopex ("Beverly Hills Chihuahua"), Shirley MacLaine ("Terms Of Endearment"), Emma Roberts ("Hotel for Dogs"), and Julia Roberts ("Erin Brockovich").

They might not all be my cup of tea, but put them together with director Garry Marshall ("Pretty Woman") and this tale following "the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine's Day", has some promise.

Here's the trailer:



Valentine's Day arrives in UK cinemas on 12 February 2010 - leave your thoughts on the trailer below.