Deeply corny, thoroughly predictable and only barely funny and charming enough to win us over
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
Reviews for Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
The film's overall arc eventually gets precisely where it appears to be going, but refreshingly, the road it takes is not entirely familiar.
... 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.
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.
In a jaw-dropping moment of product placement, the characters actually discuss the merits of the brand of potato chip they're eating...
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.
Win a Date... gives these characters more character than they've had since the genre's 1940s hay day of Betty Grable musicals.
Win a Date... has enough appeal and good-natured wit to overcome its inherent flaws and charm the pants off any hopeless romantic.
Fourteen- year-old girls will find the movie enchanting. Your own response may depend on your tolerance for confectioner's sugar.
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.
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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