A very likable movie.

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2005)

Will smith is definitely improving as an actor. I thoroughly enjoyed I,Robot, where i thought he was excellent, and Will Smith hits one out of the park with Hitch.
Unlike Shark Tale, where Smith laid on the humour thick and liberally, the humour was more controlled and not so Smith-centric (adding Kevin James to the casting helped here). I guess some of the credit has to go to the writers on that score.
Smith excelled in the rom-com genre film Hitch (also his nickname in the film) as the silky smooth love doctor who seems to have all the right lines. Even Mendes (I say "even" as though she is stunningly gorgeous, I'm not a fan of Eva's) was good as the smart gossip columnist Sara. The side plot, starring James (Albert) and Amber Valletta (Allegra) was as amusing and thoroughly complimentary.
Teaming Smith with Monyahan in I, Robot worked well for me. Smith and Mendes were just as good here too. My only criticism of the film (which I would recommend to watch or buy on DVD- I don't work for the film, honest!) is the lack of the cold-hearted ending. I will say no more about the ending, but what i will say is, though there are slight twists, i could have guessed it would have ended something like that. But I loved it, and it works for the ladies or the fellas. Like to see if Smith can nail another big hit.