Romantic comedy with substance

Rating: Null/10 (25 April 2006)

This movie dealt with the hopes and fears of finding true love in a person's life. It's romantic comedic format allowed a humorous exploration of the sometimes painful vulnerabilities and emotions experienced by men and women in finding romance in their lives.
It begins with basic principles that anyone who has played the game of dating will recognize all too well, and as the plot develops through the interaction of Hitch and Albert in their seeking "the moments that take their breath away", that all romantic comedies afford, one begins to see these basic principles in a whole new light.
It was a refreshing change of pace to see the dating game from a man's point of view. Issues of inadequacy and lack of confidence were addressed with stock comedic situations in the comparison of Hitch's budding relationship with Sara and Albert's budding relationship with Allegra, and done in such a way that the reality of it gave this romantic comedy a depth of drama that everyone can relate to in their lives. It's a keeper. It is one I will watch again and again.