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Critics Consensus: Formulaic romantic comedy works better than it should thanks to a charming cast.
Critic Consensus: Formulaic romantic comedy works better than it should thanks to a charming cast.
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The actors, especially Grace, fight hard against a schizoid script (the kids are rubes one sec, hipsters the next) and cotton-candy direction from Robert Luketic.
It must be admitted that the final 10 minutes of Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! are likable: one cliche following another, but with charming restraint. Or it might just have been that the movie's simple-mindedness wore me down.
Suffers from a lack of conviction.
It's hard to care whether it's Tad or Pete who wins Rosalee's heart, and Luketic's direction is merely functional. Yet the film is not a chore, mostly because its leading lady makes the not-quite-plausible Rosalee consistently appealing company.
There is no reason on God's good Earth to see this movie.
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton might be as nauseating as its assumptions of wholesomeness, but for some smart dialogue and acting.
It requires more than just setting reality aside for a while. It mocks reality.
Fluffy, but well-made and irresistibly cute.
A reliably warm and sweet film...
Puppy love at its most bearable!
Fails to produce one single convincingly realistic moment.
We might have to use our seat cushions to float on all this goo.
Cute feel-good movie which I always enjoy. Okay, it's pretty silly, but I can't help but like it. I didn't realize Ginnifer Goodwin was in this, so that's another plus, I don't think I knew who she was last time I watched this years ago. Good cast including Topher Grace and Sean Hayes. Just a nice little far fetched story.
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Really enjoyed this film. Topher Grace is adorable! The ending made me have a smile on my face. A must see chick flick!
This movie was cute, but that's about it. I didn't laugh or even giggle very much. I think the ending may have bumped it up half a star, I didn't see that exact ending coming and thought it was clever. The deleted scenes were funnier than the movie. I mean Paris Hilton parachuting into Tad's pool...why wasn't that in the movie?
My dad always says, "There is no such thing as chick flicks. There are bad films, and there are good films." I have grown up my whole life with this philosophy so believe me when I tell you that I have no bias against chick flicks. This, however, does not fall into the 'good movie' category. Kate Bosworth might be lovely (she is by the way) and Josh Duhamel might have made a lot of money (he did by the way) but the film itself consists of a boring storyline, average performances and an ending which I had time to make an entire roast lamb dinner for once I saw it coming. Topher Grace tries with all his might to hold the film together with the most genuine performance and natural comedic talent, but it's more than anyone would have been able to handle. Kudos for trying Topher. Don't worry, Spiderman 3 makes you pretty rich, pretty soon. Defining Scene: The extremely cheesy confrontation scene with Topher and Josh. Topher obviously did what he could with the script available but the forces of darkness were too strong.
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