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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)

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Reviews Counted:140

Fresh:73

Rotten:67

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: Formulaic romantic comedy works better than it should thanks to a charming cast.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth) is a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. But even a small-town girl can have big dreams, and Rosalee’s is to someday…somehow… meet her big-screen idol Tad... Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth) is a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. But even a small-town girl can have big dreams, and Rosalee’s is to someday…somehow… meet her big-screen idol Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel). The "somehow" arrives in the form of a contest—the grand prize: a date with Tad Hamilton—and the "someday" is now. Rosalee wins, much to the chagrin of her best friend and co-worker Pete (Topher Grace), who is deeply, hopelessly—and secretly—in love with Rosalee. The "Win a Date" contest was cooked up by Tad’s agent, Richard Levy (Nathan Lane), and his manager, also named Richard Levy (Sean Hayes), to clean up Tad’s bad-boy image. Someone should have told them to be careful what you wish for. When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he’s been missing in the "real world," he decides he wants seconds and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee’s dream come true into a nightmare for Richard Levy, Richard Levy and, most of all, Pete. "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!" stars Kate Bosworth ("Blue Crush"), Topher Grace ("Traffic," TV’s "That 70’s Show"), Daytime Emmy winner Josh Duhamel (TV’s "Las Vegas," "All My Children"), Gary Cole ("The Brady Bunch" features) and Ginnifer Goodwin ("Mona Lisa Smile"), with Emmy winner Sean Hayes (TV’s "Will and Grace") and Tony Award winner Nathan Lane ("The Birdcage," Broadway’s "The Producers"). Australian native Robert Luketic, who made his feature film directorial debut with the smash hit comedy "Legally Blonde," directed "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton" from an original screenplay by Victor Levin (TV’s "The Larry Sanders Show," "Mad About You"). "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!" is produced by Oscar® winner Douglas Wick ("Gladiator," "Stuart Little") and former Vice Chairman of Sony’s Columbia Tri-Star Motion Picture Group Lucy Fisher ("Peter Pan"). William S. Beasley ("The Tuxedo," "The Mexican") and Gail Lyon ("Stuart Little," "Peter Pan") are the executive producers. -- © DreamWorks Pictures [More]

Starring: Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Sean Hayes

Starring: Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Sean Hayes, Nathan Lane, Gary Cole, Ginnifer Goodwin

Director: Robert Luketic

Director: Robert Luketic
Screenwriter: Victor Levin
Producer: Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Deeply corny, thoroughly predictable and only barely funny and charming enough to win us over

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04/18/04
Rich Cline
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04/20/04
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01/26/06
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Enchanting.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
01/08/04
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

The film's overall arc eventually gets precisely where it appears to be going, but refreshingly, the road it takes is not entirely familiar.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/23/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Sweet and light, and just what the doctor ordered.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
01/19/04
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

... resembles a romantic comedy the same way freeze-dried rations resemble food. It has the same ingredients, but lacks the taste and texture of the real thing.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/22/04
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The film is charming and likable but also seriously lackluster.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/23/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Straining for the aw-factor, “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!” piles it all on poor Bosworth shoulders; it’s just not fair, you see how narrow they are.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/18/04
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Film Threat

In a jaw-dropping moment of product placement, the characters actually discuss the merits of the brand of potato chip they're eating...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
01/26/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

For those who are looking for a mediocre teen date movie with a love story that it more obligatory than heartfelt, Win a Date will do the job.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/20/04
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Win a Date... gives these characters more character than they've had since the genre's 1940s hay day of Betty Grable musicals.

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01/21/04
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Win a Date... has enough appeal and good-natured wit to overcome its inherent flaws and charm the pants off any hopeless romantic.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
01/23/04
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Too overbearing to be funny.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/23/04
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Fourteen- year-old girls will find the movie enchanting. Your own response may depend on your tolerance for confectioner's sugar.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
01/23/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

It’s no contest. The supporting performances of Gary Cole and Ginnifer Goodwin easily outshine the tepid romantic chemistry of this film’s young leads.

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01/23/04
Larry Carroll
Larry Carroll
FilmStew.com

completely unpretentious in the way it tells its story of true love and the obstacles, many of them flashy, that can get in the way of it

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01/23/04
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

90-odd minutes of eye rolls and questions.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/23/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
 
 
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