Yet another holiday/calendar murderfest sees a bemasked Valentine's Day serial killer (hence the title) of loved-up couples back on the rampage, as thrown-together co-workers Jay and Ally are mistaken for a romantic pair by the Heart Eyes Killer and find themselves a very real target in this fun and self-aware rom-com-horror. Mason Gooding is on full screen-charm offensive and Olivia Holt giving a likeably confident performance in the lead roles, and indeed the whole cast understands the tone of the film and works well, including the fun casting of Jordana Brewster and Devon Sawa as a pair of unfortunately-named detectives and Gigi Zumbado particularly good as Ally's sassy best friend. Heart Eyes works mostly because of its effective balance of the serious elements (gruesome horror and police procedural) with breezy and snarky comedy that never cancel out each other, and it has a lively energy that makes it easily watchable. It knows its genre well - stalwart rampages at a police station and a drive-in movie are handled deftly - right through to the full-tilt Scream-style finale. Heart Eyes sits at the lightweight but entertaining end of the horror genre spectrum but is well-made, and as such it works very well indeed. (There is a mid-credits sequence).
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