Hitch isn’t the ‘cure for the common man,’ as its tagline suggests; but it’s definitely the cure for the common.
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02/11/05
Hitch (2005)
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Reviews Counted:176
Fresh:120
Rotten:56
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Despite Hitch's predictability, Will Smith and Kevin James win praise for their solid, warmhearted performances.
Theatrical Release:04-03-2005
Synopsis: In Andy Tennant's (SWEET HOME ALABAMA, ANNA AND THE KING) delightful romantic comedy HITCH, Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens, an urban "date doctor" who helps the common man woo the woman of his... [More]
Starring: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta
Director: Andy Tennant
Reviews for Hitch
Smith and James make such an inspired comedic team ... that the movie's conventional romances can't possibly match the spark these two generate.
02/11/05
This is as formulaic a comedy as humanly possible. Smith's charm and his collaberation with James produce enough laughs to save it from terminal derivativity.
02/11/05
...several stories form a funny tapestry that is well woven by helmer Andy Tennant.
02/11/05
A likable love story that keeps you engaged even when it's tearing a few dog-eared pages out of the romantic comedy playbook.
02/11/05
Smith and Mendes are terrific together. He brings her game up so high you'd think she has had as many good parts as Smith.
02/11/05
Smith, of course, is so cool he can afford to pretend to be uncool; but what really works for him here is the interplay with James, whose inner-wild-man dance moves alone are worth the price of admission.
02/11/05
In my view, Smith would do well to tweak his career a bit. How nice if he'd find a small, serious movie that tests his acting chops. Can the action heroes. Scrap the charm.
02/11/05
Manages time and again to deliver familiar notes that it then jazzes up.
02/11/05
Smith has more comic charisma with James than Mendes, not that there's anything wrong with that.
02/11/05
Top CriticHere's hoping this first romantic comedy won't be his last. Or the best.
02/11/05
Will Smith has always had an easy time grabbing the spotlight.
02/11/05
Virtually hitch-free, making it a true cinema valentine.
02/11/05
You can almost see the filmmakers flailing their arms, desperately manufacturing contrivance upon contrivance to separate and reunite the movie's unlikely pair.
02/11/05
More like a skit that doesn't know when to pack it in.
02/11/05
Will Smith proves that if he ever wants to stop fighting screen robots, aliens or drug dealers, he is more than able to fill the rom-com leading-man shoes.
02/11/05
This is the sort of role Smith carries off effortlessly, a decent, level-headed all-American guy who's more sensitive than his imposing physique might suggest.
02/11/05
It's amiable enough, but it's likely that even the easiest-to-please of viewers won't be overly impressed.
02/11/05
Lame mistaken identity subplots are a staple of romantic comedy, but this one is intrusive and clunky by any standard.
02/11/05
The streamlined plot is nothing new, but the physical comedy and trademark Smith glibness work their charm.
02/11/05
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