Hitch (2005) Critic Reviews
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Immensely likable, and allows Mr. Smith to fulfill his manifest destiny -- as an urbane comedian who is also, shades of Cary Grant, a romantic hero.Read the full review
For much of its length, the premise seems less wilted than you'd guess. This is because, for one thing, Mendes gives as good as she gets.Read the full review
The less in control Smith and his co- stars Eva Mendes and Kevin James appear, the better Hitch becomes, until it's rather delightful.Read the full review
Hitch is 2005's lone legitimate contender for a Valentine's Day movie date.Read the full review
Hitch works best when it's a buddy comedy, with Smith and James having a blast as smooth Yoda and jiggly Jedi.Read the full review
A slick new meta-romantic comedy selling a transparent yet strangely irresistible fantasy of upscale romance among the beautiful but guarded.Read the full review
Romantic comedies have become so cannibalistic lately that Hitch stands out for what seem like major innovations by comparison.Read the full review
Sometimes big-time studio entertainment is done so well, you simply have to salute its corporate effectiveness.Read the full review
James has the forward drive of a trash-compacted Ralph Kramden with some of Ed Norton's random gentility and, here at least, he has a knack for fine-tuned physical comedy that gets you laughing even when the script's not there.Read the full review
The premise is intriguing, and for a time it seems that the Date Doctor may indeed know things about women that most men in the movies are not allowed to know, but the third act goes on autopilot just when the Doctor should be in.Read the full review
