Hitch, even though predictable and somewhat cookie cutter, is funny, sensitive and an easy watch. Will Smith keeps the audience tickled and well entertained in this romantic romp. What else could we expect from the director of Fools Rush In, Ever After, and Sweet Home Alabama, but yet another funny romantic comedy, Andy Tennant’s girlfriend/wife is one lucky lady.
Hitch
3 Stars
Alex ‘Hitch’ Hitchens (Will Smith) plays a hip and suave “Date Doctor”, he helps not so lucky guys get the women of their dreams in only 3-dates. Using little quips of advice, similar to a guy’s version of The Rules book, Alex instructs like a coach getting a player ready for the big game. He instructs his clients to look for the signs when on a date; for example, when she is fidgeting with her keys, that means she wants a goodnight kiss or don’t go all the way for that kiss make her follow up the last 10%. Hitch instructs them in the ways of love and confidence; all a woman needs to fall in love is a man with loads of confidence.
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| Released on DVD June 14 |
His latest client, Albert Brennaman (Kevin James), an overweight nerdy accountant with a massive crush on a beautiful client, society heiress Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta), proves to be quite a challenge. The funny thing is, is that Allegra is just as geeky as Albert and they are a perfect match for each other, but Albert needs Hitch to give him the confidence to move forward and approach her. While assisting his biggest challenge, Hitch runs into another challenge, more like an uphill climb, he falls for a gossip columnist, Sara Melas (Eva Mendes)
At first Sara tries to play all-coy not acting too interested and really making Hitch put out a great deal of effort to court her. Finally succumbing to his charms, she agrees to go on a date, Hitch turns out to be a babbling idiot under her powers. He spends more time tripping over himself and stammering, Sara only finds this to be more attractive and powerless under his charms.
Of course there is a hiccup, it’s set up in the romantic comedy formula. Guy meets girl or girl meets guy, one likes the other but the other doesn’t, then after a period of acting like primates they fall in love, after the love comes hardship and then love again. Well in the case of Hitch, Sara runs into a guy that Hitch would not help, but he sets Hitch up for a fall. The guy she runs into has hurt her best friend and totally pushes it off onto Hitch’s advice, she gets even by slandering him in her gossip column. In the process of trying to get even with Hitch, Sara ends up hurting Albert and Allegra’s relationship. Albert is heart broken at first, but realizes he truly has the confidence to fix this one on his own and goes after Allegra and wins her back. Hitch, on the other hand, wallows in self-pity for a while quits his business and sets up to leave town. Right before he hits the door he is hit with a little bit of truth serum and runs out to beg for forgiveness from Sara. Honestly, I feel Sara owes him a big sorry, for all the junk she stirred up, but Hitch does the apologizing and wins Sara back. The End.
Hitch is an awesome date movie, good for an evening at home with some candle light, pizza and “the love doctor”. It will make you and your “special” someone laugh and giggle, Hitch is a real treat for a light evening.
Available on UMD Mini For PSP. It’s cool seeing Will Smith really tiny, but Hitch isn’t a film that should be seen in that small of a format. PSP owners might not be the type who goes around watching films like Hitch by themselves and if they do, they don’t admit to it.