“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Comedy · Music · 2017
After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, he hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start making love.
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, he hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start making love.
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special?
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their caseThe Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Scott Aukerman · Akiva Schaffer
Written by
Scott Aukerman · David Ferguson · Mike Hanford · Tim Kalpakis
Put Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.






