🍬 Amore in ‘A Bloody Valentine’: A Heart Eyes Slasher Romance
Heart Eyes (2025) is a slasher romance film directed by Josh Ruben. It tells the story of two unwitting employees encountered as a couple and chased by the psychotic “Herzäge Killer”. The film combines elements of horror and romance during fierce Valentine’s Day festivities.
Heart Eyes is not your ordinary slasher romance film. Rather, it takes joy in pointing out that love can, quite literally at times, wreak havoc.
🫶 CAST & CHARACTERS: A Love on the Run
Ally McCabe wildly romanticizes holding her heart on her sleeve and dating herself. Her sharp tongue proves itself useful as the plot thickens in more ways than one.
Mason Gooding marks the real-life demonstration of an engaging advertisement.
Gigi Zumbado as a constantly sarcastic Uber, or a best friend to allow-addon-output-speak-crowbar-while-dabbing.
Michaela Watkins plays the Crystal Cane, an immovable executiverethat pronoundedly fixesate in valentine’s branded image galla.
Devon Sawa as Detective Zeke Hobbs, the right-wrong cop under distinctive pressure to memorize the killer’s face.
Jordana Brewster as Detective Jeanine Shaw – Zeke’s partner, a blend of practicality and quiet emotional burden.
Yoson An as David – The group’s secretive tech wizard hiding more than just app passwords.
📝 THE STORY – Cupid’s Missed Shot
Alongside the Valentine season, a masked serial killer, “Heart Eyes Killer,” wreaks havoc in Seattle. While Ally and Jay are trying to clear up the misunderstanding, they spiral into what is supposed to be a couple’s getaway!
In the killer’s chase, a bond forged out of circumstance becomes a peculiar intimacy. As secrets unfold, bodies pile up, and Ally and Jay race against time to figure out who is behind the heart-shaped killer’s mask.
🎭 THEMES – Love, Identity and Survival
Love’s Expectation vs. Reality – In the film’s exploration of romance in today’s world, extreme satire is put on society’s packaging of love—then practically shredded to pieces.
Obsessive Control Emotions – Intertwined with romance is a far more sinister narrative of power, identity, and distorted ideals of care.
Chemistry in Survival – The film examines how life-threatening situations build—or fake—bonds and the resulting intimacy that grows.
SYNOPSIS: Masks and Truths – Beyond the murderer, every character wears an emotional mask that gets peeled off as the slaughter escalates.
🎬 PRODUCTION NOTES
- Director: Josh Ruben
- Writers: Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, Michael Kennedy
- Producers: Christopher Landon, Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks
- Cinematography: Stephen Murphy
- Editing: Brett W. Bachman
- Music: Jay Wadley
- Production Companies: Spyglass Media Group, Divide/Conquer
- Language: English
- Release Date: February 7, 2025
- Genre: Horror, Thriller, Dark Comedy
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Budget: Estimated $18 million
- Box Office Gross: $32.9 million worldwide
🌍 RECEPTION Cult Favorite in the Making
Heart Eyes drew attention for its standout approach that combines romantic comedy awkwardness with horrifying violence. Critics commended Holt’s character and the pacing of the film. With a receptive audience and word-of-mouth, it is quickly gaining cult-favorite status as an anti-Valentines horror film.
While some viewers were turned off by the chaotic blend of genres, many praised the clever writing and constant unexpected changes. It is not a conventional slasher and that is exactly why it succeeds.
🧨 FINAL VERDICT – Love Hurts (and Slices, and Stabs)
Heart Eyes is a new, bonkers Valentine’s Day slasher that wonders what would happen if You’ve Got Mail and Scream had a baby. Featuring sharp dialogue, multifaceted characters, and a theatrical killer in a mask, this movie is both delightful and disturbing.
Ideal for anyone who likes their love stories with an extra helping of blood, laughter, and a dash of anxiousness.