A decent romantic comedy, a must-see for Will Smith fans

Rating: 8/10 (11 August 2005)

Andy Tennant's "hitch" is possibly his best effort so far (better than fools rush in... ). Will Smitch stars as Hitch, a "date doctor", a man helping other men who need help winning the ladies. Eva Mendes is a reporter he befriends who works for a tabloid paper. Will Smith was decent in the lead role, not his best performance, but better than average. Eva mendes was not so great, i did not feel much chemistry between her and Smith, plus her scenes seemed a bit over the top at times and not realistic. Kevin James, however, was hilarious, best part about the film. Amber Valletta and Adam Arkin were also really good, as was Rapaport in his only scene (waste of a good talent). The screenplay was decent, not as funny as it should have been, but not bad. All in all, this was entertaining and a bit better than the average romantic comedies these days, but still. The direction kept it interesting and it was never boring although never brilliant. 8/10