Catnip for Girls

Rating: 7/10 (21 February 2005)

Have you ever had a cat? If so, maybe one day you decided to give it a treat. A little catnip perhaps? Well, I did that for our cat. Just a little catnip, mind you. Then I put the bag on a high shelf and forgot about it.
Forgot about it until the next day, that is, when I saw that the cat had somehow gotten up to the catnip, tore the bag apart, and spread it all over the surrounding area. I cleaned it up, but the cat still goes there, looking for the catnip. Evidently, he really liked it.
Well, the best way I can describe this classic chick flick is that it is catnip for the ladies. I stole a few peeks at some females during our showing, and their faces suggested they were in the throes of rapture. I thought the film was OK, but it clearly was far more than just OK for the women who were viewing it with me.
So, in short, Will Smith does his usual competent job of playing the Fresh Prince, this time acting as a date doctor. Eva Mendes is kind of bland, I suppose she does OK without taking much attention away from Will, which probably was the plan all along. Kevin James shines and provides the real foil to Smith's bumbling good guy routine. In smaller roles, Adam Arkin makes an impression. But really, this film is all Will, Will Will. If you like him, you will like this film.
Another chick flick that delivers. Recommended as a date movie.