Will smith plays a date doctor named Alex Hitchens a.k.a. Hitch. His whole job is to help men get the girl of their dreams. The one thing that he never counted on was falling in love himself. Eva Mendes plays his love interest Sara. Her distrust of men and Hitch's pursuit of her drives the story line. One of the funniest characters in the movie was Albert played by Kevin James. Albert is Hitch's current client. As Hitch successfully helps Albert win the love of Allegra Cole, played by Amber Valletta, a very famous and rich woman whom Albert works for. The story between Allegra & Albert could have been a movie by itself! The scenes between those two were almost better then the main story line. I thought this was a well written, playful movie. The cast seemed to play off each other's energy, and during serious parts of the movie still managed to make the audience smile.
A lot of the humor in the movie comes from Will Smith. Watching the Doctor fail in his dates with Sara over and over again was just funny. I'm unsure about the rest of the audience, but a mix of jealousy and envy of his characters smooth ways boosted the enjoyment of watching his careful planning turn into a train wreck.
The movie seemed to avoid a blah, cookie cutter approach as much as possible. I didn't feel at any point of the movie like I had seen it before. When I knew events where going to happen, I wanted them to happen. The few twists and turns that where in the movie just added to how well acted and thought out this movie was.
This movie gets my "Perfect Date Movie" award for being funny, entertaining, and for having the ability to give that warm fuzzy feeling. Watching this movie in the theater I swear I even heard couples kissing.
I can't say I want to watch this movie over and over again, but like all great date movies it’s one that I wouldn't mind seeing again. Especially if the girl I'm with hasn't. With that in mind, I can't wait for the DVD. I'm sure the extra features will be just as good as the movie itself.
If you don't have a date for this one, then this can wait as a rental or for one of those movie channels. A person wouldn't miss much from not seeing this in the theater.
"Hitch" opens February 11, 2005 and is rated PG13. Comedy, Romance. Directed by Andy Tennant. Written by Kevin Bisch. Starring Amber Valletta, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Will Smith.
