Good fun!

Rating: 7/10 (18 September 2005)

Recap: Alex Hitchens is the DateDoctor, giving advice to insecure men how to act to get in touch with their love interests. He sort of creates opportunities and possibilities. Now he's got a big challenge on his hand, Albert Brennaman is secretly in love with his boss, Allegra Cole. Two problems though, Allegra is a rich celebrity, Albert is not, and Allegra is famous, leading to that her love-life is of prime interest to gossip newspapers. Such a reporter is Sara, and she is very good at her job. Though she works to cover a lot of love affairs and goes to a lot of parties, her own love life is closed down. Well that was until she met this interesting and original guy in a bar. Who? Yes, you guessed it, Alex Hitchens. So that's the drama. Alex helps Albert and is interested in Sara. Sara is covering Albert and Allegra and finds Alex attractive, and she is definitively interested in this mysterious DateDoctor she hears about. Well... the situation is set up to explode, and it will.
Comment: A very sweet, actually very funny movie. Most romantic comedies involving insecure men that tries to get their dream girl is usually a journey in embarrassing moments where the guy (mostly) makes a fool of himself. Well, there are those moments in her too, but they are mixed up with some nice moments of situation based comedy and dialog, and also some nice tricks and unexpected turns. I must say, Will Smith does a very good Alex Hitchens and also narrates the beginning of the movie in a nice fashion. Nice casting. The rest of the cast is very good as well, although they do not really rise to Smith's level.
7/10