I'm glad I didn't pay to see this movie.

Rating: 6/10 (28 September 2008)

A couple of redeeming things about this movie. First, Kevin James. His performance stole the show, and his budding relationship was much more interesting than the jaded exchanges between Hitch and Sara (quite tiresome). Will Smith is his naturally charming self, which he plays in every movie I've ever seen him in (exception for Ali). The writers of the movie did come up with some clever dialogue / dating tips for those of us who are single. {Spoilers} And now the bad. The movie was enjoyable up until about a third of the way through. Sara's friend is seduced in to a one-night-stand by a real creep. As Sara's friend cries about "being used" and manipulated by the creep, Sara becomes determined to expose the "Love Doctor" that she mistakenly thinks set up the circumstances/date. The problems here are many. First, why exactly is Sara's friend crying? What are you crying over? You went out on one date with someone and had sex, what do you have emotionally invested here? Second, Sara, instead of pointing out to her friend that she is suffering the consequences of fornicating with a known adulterer, blames the "Love Doctor" (Hitch). So we're supposed to believe that Sara's friend wasn't in control of her body and completely at the mercy of a trained acolyte of the "Love Doctor"? And so Sara must expose this predatory "Love Doctor" and his evil minions. So much for personal responsibility. Great Hollywood victimization logic here. Third, Sara upon finding out that the "Love Doctor" was her new boy-friend could have just confronted him with her friend's problem instead of destroying his livlihood and Kevin James' budding romance in one self-righteous swoop. And lastly, how could Hitch (or any self-respecting man) want to make up with this self-righteous vindictive b*&*h? Fortunately, I got to watch this movie recently at a friend's house.