Hmm, love will find a way?.

Rating: 6/10 (29 September 2008)

Alex Hitchens is a Date Doctor, he helps men to get dates with the women they are too scared to date. His three step rule has a %100 success rate and he is highly sought after by the lonely hearted guys. However when Alex is attracted to gossip columnist Sarah Melas, he finds that his methods and emotions are completely off kilter.
It's the inevitability of it all that hurts Hitch, of course going into a film of this type one reasonably should be prepared for what is about to unfold. The trouble here is that the first half of the picture is great great fun, Alex's interplay with the hapless Albert Brennaman is at times hilarious, so much so that when the picture shifts to its inevitable romantic being, it's something of a disappointment. Will Smith {Alex} has a mass of star appeal, and here this is a perfect vehicle for his charming and witty persona, sadly Eva Mendes {Sarah} may look pretty enough but her conviction as a tough female lead here is woefully shy of helping the picture succeed. Hitch holds very few surprises, but one such surprise is the turn from Kevin James as Albert Brennaman, full of comedy vigour he easily steals the honour of best performance in the piece.
It's nice enough and one to watch whilst having a glass of wine with your partner, too bad that the syrup eventually glosses over the humour laden beginnings. 6/10