Great cast in a fun movie

Rating: 7/10 (15 March 2005)

Will Smith does a great job as Hitch, and the rest of the cast keep this movie humming. Take a date to this very enjoyable romantic comedy, and you could learn a thing or two. (My wife assures me that most of Hitch's advice is right on the money.) But has anyone else noticed that Hitch's high moral stand doesn't really match his behavior in the pool bar? But the script zooms past this inconsistency and you barely notice it, if at all. All-in-all, the writers have found a delightful way of exploring that ultimate guy question: how exactly do you get that first date. Of course, answers that involve olives, puppies, and abandoning your career may be beyond the reach of most ... but you get the idea.