{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68a8aa1073bf5b62980b4bb6/698411491976ad12370da452?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Valentine's Day (2010)","description":"<p>An A-list cast so large it had to be printed in two columns. A budget of $52 million. A global box office of $216 million. And a film that John and Zac can barely figure out how to recommend — or not recommend. Garry Marshall's Valentine's Day (2010) is a Love Actually riff with a larger cast and a thinner script: Anne Hathaway has the only storyline that approaches a real arc; Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner were retroactively added for the youth demographic and it shows; the big twist — Eric Dane's quarterback coming out as gay — was meaningful in 2010 and reads as underdeveloped now. Patrick Dempsey plays the most inexplicable jerk in romcom history. The best movie about love is The Empire Strikes Back. Zac remains firm on this.</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p>Film: Valentine's Day (2010)</p><p>Director: Garry Marshall</p><p>Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace, Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Jamie Foxx, Eric Dane, Jessica Biel, Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, Queen Latifah, Shirley MacLaine, Hector Elizondo, George Lopez</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>The sheer number of storylines (counted and categorized live)</li><li>- Anne Hathaway as the film's only fully-functioning character arc</li><li>- Patrick Dempsey — the most underwritten jerk in romcom history</li><li>- Eric Dane's quarterback coming-out storyline through a 2010 vs. 2025 lens</li><li>- Taylor Swift's enormous stuffed bear</li><li>- Why Love Actually does this concept better</li><li>- Zac's declaration: The Empire Strikes Back is the greatest love story in film</li></ul><p>Fast Facts:</p><ul><li>Budget $52 million / Worldwide gross $216 million</li><li>- The Empire Strikes Back as the greatest love story in film is not up for debate</li></ul><p>Follow us on Instagram: @jazmakeapodcast</p><p>Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Acast</p><p>Email: jazmakeapodcast@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"John and Zac"}