This is surprisingly funny - it has a great opening and closing montage; both quickly establish the story and mood of the movie... Will Smith swept us all off our feet.
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02/11/05
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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:Feb 11, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $177,575,142
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
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Reviews for Hitch
Every so often you simply want a movie set in movie-land, featuring attractive people saying things that, if not witty, at least don't need a laugh track to prop them up, and you want it to play fair within the context of its tiny universe.
02/11/05
Hitch is one of those movies – common in the 1930s but rare today – where we envy how the stars speak so urbanely in everyday conversation
02/11/05
A sweet, slick, streamlined yet, ultimately, forgettable ploy in the game of love
02/11/05
...a klutzy, long-winded, far-fetched and not-all-that-funny affair that somehow flashes an unobjectionable charm when expectations are kept low.
02/11/05
The magnetic chemistry of the actors ... elevates the story's familiar rhythms above leagues of imitators.
02/11/05
... Adds up to far more than the formula typically allows.
02/11/05
Like eager kids on their first date, this romantic comedy stumbles and fumbles at times but its heart is definitely in the right place. Sometimes that's just enough.
02/11/05
[Writer] Bisch... has a fairly dim view of humanity... as easily manipulated automatons...
02/11/05
Hitch is a film propelled by the charisma of its actors, especially (Will) Smith and (Kevin) James.
02/11/05
Couldn't we please have at least one movie (that isn't European) where the fat gal gets the hot guy?
02/11/05
The date doctor operates like an overly eager comic intern. That's the only real glitch in Hitch.
02/11/05
Hitch skates by on appeal and indefatigability of effort.
02/11/05
A romantic comedy that's easy to fall in love with.
02/11/05
...a facile, undemanding romantic comedy elevated from formula dreck by the considerable charisma of Will Smith
02/11/05
Will Smith's charisma helps make this sweet, slight romantic comedy about a modern Cupid a light and disposable pleasure.
02/10/05
Will Smith is a remarkable talent, his reactive comic timing a thing of beauty.
02/10/05
Hitch will make a great date movie.
02/10/05
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02/10/05
If Alex Hitchens were a green thumb, he'd probably be called Alex Gardner. If he were a cook, he'd probably be Alex O'Spatchula...But that's how romantic comedies work.
02/10/05
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