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Mood:
Humorous Feel Good Sentimental
Plot:
Hidden Identity Unlikely Couple Battle of the Sexes Looking for Love Teaching the Ways of the World Wooing Dishonesty Love and Romance more...
Genres:
Comedy Romance Hollywood Tone
Time/Period:
Contemporary 21st Century
Place:
New York USA Urban
Audience:
Date Night
Praise:
Award Winner Blockbuster
Humor:
Verbal Byplay
Style:
Voice Over
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Hitch, 2005

Starring: Will Smith, Kevin James

Directed by: Andy Tennant

Written by: Kevin Bisch

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 118 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.7

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The mood of Hitch is humorous, sentimental, and feel good. The plot centers around teaching the ways of the world, wooing, and a battle of the sexes. It features verbal byplay. Hitch is a comedy and romance movie. Stylistically, it has a Hollywood tone and includes a voice over. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. Hitch takes place, at least partly, in an urban environment. The setting is New York. It happens in contemporary times. Hitch is known for being a blockbuster and an award winner. It is especially suggested for a date night.

Summary of Hitch

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 dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons, back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele. Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself, who learned about love and heartbreak the hard way. His latest project, Albert Brennaman (Kevin James), may be his most difficult. Brennaman, a junior accountant prone to clumsiness, has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients, Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta), a well-known celebrity. To complicate things further, Hitch's dating dogma is shaken when he meets and falls for a beautiful gossip columnist, Sara Melas (Eva Mendes), whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool façade. Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch's true profession and blames him for her best friend being dumped.

HITCH is set in affluent hot spots around New York City, making for some splendid visuals. Tennant gets charming performances from all of his leads, especially James, who makes an amazing transition from television's KING OF QUEENS and nearly steals the spotlight from Smith with his talent for physical comedy. Nevertheless, James and Smith have excellent onscreen chemistry. Kevin Bisch's first script is full of clever, contemporary dialogue, alternately pointing out the silliness and the poignancy of love and dating.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	11 February 2005
Runtime:	118 min

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Will Smith

as Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens

Kevin James

as Albert Brennaman

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Will Smith and Eva Mendes in Hitch (2005)

Eva Mendes and Will Smith in Hitch (2005)

Will Smith and Kevin James in Hitch (2005)

Eva Mendes and Will Smith in Hitch (2005)

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

A slick new meta-romantic comedy selling a transparent yet strangely irresistible fantasy of upscale romance among the beautiful but guarded. Full Review

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by: Nathan Rabin

San Francisco Chronicle

The less in control Smith and his co- stars Eva Mendes and Kevin James appear, the better Hitch becomes, until it's rather delightful. Full Review

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by: Carla Meyer

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09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham
Ethan Clapham rated this movie5/10So-so

They almost got it right. They certainly get an A for effort, but the final product didn't live up to my expectations. The first half of the movie was great. The setup was quick and the jokes were funny. Will Smith and Kevin James worked great together. Several scenes had me laughing out loud. Even the script was pretty decent. The dialogue was more natural than most romantic comedies and the actors' reactions to each other were believable. But then Hitch fell apart. Every story has to have some kind of conflict, and I think that's what ruined Hitch for me. I won't give away the plot (like you can't see it coming...) but the resolution of the conflict fell flat on its face. Suddenly the dialogue became incredibly hokey and completely unrealistic. The characters took 180s and became different people. The story got boring and tedious and I felt like finishing the movie was a chore. The ending just didn't work for me. Hitch wasn't a bad movie by any means. Kevin James was perfectly cast and Will Smith was his usual amusing and suave self. As far as romantic comedies go, this one really stands out. Because Hitch is told from a man's point of view, the film has a unique feel to it. It's almost a romantic comedy for men, if you will. It had so much going for it, but it tripped on its own feet just before the finish line. Hitch was a better-than-average romantic comedy, but just an average film in general. For the most part everything worked, especially the well selected cast. Unfortunately, the end of the movie seemed a little too out of step with reality for me to identify with it. If you like Will Smith or Kevin James, give Hitch a chance. Just don't expect a mold-breaking romantic comedy.

09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham

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Can you say "Romantic Comedy"? If you look it up in the dictionary, surely this movie would be mentioned, and I can't think of a romantic comedy that I've liked this much in while. Hitch is about Alex "Hitch' Hitchens (Will Smith) and how he has a... Read and rate it

23.March.2009
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by: Jason
Jason rated this movie7/10Good

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