Stars: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Amber Valletta, Jeffrey Donovan, Julie Ann Emery

Director: Andrew Tennant

Summary: Desperately trying to win the affections of a society girl, Albert Brennaman calls in the services of Hitch, New York's premier dating doctor. Meanwhile, gossip columnist Sara Melas begins work to uncover more about the mysterious love doctor, only to discover that he is in fact the man she has been dating...

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 instil romantic confidence in his clientele. Hitch 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 facade. 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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Reviewed by: allanjackson@hotmail.co.uk
Posted on November 17, 2005 11:33 AM

Will Smith back to his best - the funny suave guy with a bit of the Fresh Prince showing through. This is one of the best romantic comedies I have seen and is up there with titles like Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and Notting Hill. A film you will want to watch over and over. Buy it now - you won't regret it!

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Will Smith's easygoing charm makes Hitchthe kind of pleasant, uplifting romantic comedy that you could recommend to almost anyone--especially if there's romance in the air. As suave Manhattan dating consultant Alex "Hitch" Hitchens, Smith plays up the smoother, sophisticated side of his established screen persona as he mentors a pudgy accountant (Kevin James) on the lessons of love. The joke, of course, is that Hitch's own love life is a mess, and as he coaches James toward romance with a rich, powerful, and seemingly inaccessible beauty named Allegra (Amber Valetta), he's trying too hard to impress a savvy gossip columnist (Eva Mendes) with whom he's fallen in love. Through mistaken identities and mismatched couples, director Andy Tennant brings the same light touch that made Drew Barrymore's Ever Afterso effortlessly engaging. As romantic comedies go, Hitchdoesn't offer any big surprises, but as a date movie it gets the job done with amiable ease and style. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	2.40 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Blooper Reel, Deleted Scenes, Behind The Scenes Featurettes, Music Video 1 Thing By Amerie
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish
Year:	2005
Release Date:	July 4, 2005
Runtime:	113 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 37674
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Hitch
Genre:	Comedy