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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, some drug references and language

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 23, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $16,899,058

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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The film may not break the romantic comedy mold, but at least it offers some engaging chiseling.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
01/23/04
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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There is nothing special about this half-hearted satire of Hollywood and small-town life, and Bosworth is not particularly memorable in it.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
01/23/04
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

Combine so many unsteady elements that they eventually blow up in your face, leaving a sticky bubble-gum residue that's hard to wash off.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
01/23/04
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

A charming romantic comedy that pays off in all the right places.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/23/04
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Charming, witty and thoroughly engaging.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/23/04
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

Date is precisely a date movie, nothing to be ashamed of but nothing to get all that excited about either.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/23/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

It's entertaining, funny, and absolutely works for its target audience.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
01/23/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

What it lacks in clever writing and direction it nearly makes up for through its likable cast.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
01/23/04
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Has just enough charm to make up for its overly familiar concept.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/23/04
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! strives to be the movie equivalent of a milk shake, but the flavor is so bland it makes vanilla seem exotic.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
01/23/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A light yet deftly paced date movie.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
01/23/04
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

Not exactly groundbreaking filmmaking, but it does provide some basic lessons on how the tired genre can be enlivened.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
01/23/04
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

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.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
01/23/04
Larry Carroll
Larry Carroll
FilmStew.com

“Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!” is meant to please its teen girl target audience and, with its attractive cast, good humor and romantic story, it will likely succeed.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
01/23/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Here is a movie for people who haunt the aisles of the video stores searching for 1950s romances.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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

Doesn’t deliver anything it promises. The best joke is Tad sitting on the toilet, so there you go.

Full Review Source: Madblast.com | comment Comment
01/23/04
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Madblast.com

As light and fluffy as it needs to be in select spots, yet soggy and doughy in others.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
01/23/04
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Eclipse Magazine

Undemanding and genial, it does what it needs to do in that it’s well acted, sharply paced and has some effective romantic gets.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
01/23/04
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

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

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/23/04
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
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