Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Plot synopsis:
The film opens with a soldier and nurse getting out of two 1940-style cars in the middle of night. The nurse runs up to the soldier and the camera switches to reveal this to be a scene from a film. Three Piggly Wiggly store workers in Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia—Rosalee, Cathy, and Pete—are watching and as the nurse on screen asks for forgiveness and the soldier agrees, the women in the audience are moved to tears as Pete is clearly unimpressed. As the ladies wonder what Tad Hamilton—the star of the film—is doing at that moment, their prediction of praying is proven false as the scene cuts to Tad—described in the next scene by his agent—"drinking, driving, smoking, leering, and groping all at the same time".
Tad's agent tells him that his hedonistic lifestyle is damaging his reputation and career opportunities. In order to improve his image and convince a director to cast him in an upcoming film, his agents establish a competition to win a date with Tad with proceeds going towards the charity Save the Children. An online advertisement for the competition is found by Rosalee. With the help of the Piggly Wiggly customers and the reluctant agreement of Pete, the girls raise the $100 entrance money as Pete reveals to his superior that he will leave for Richmond to go to college after he has a discussion "with someone about going to Richmond with me".
A news crew arrives outside Rosalee's house signalling her success at winning a date with Tad Hamilton, and subsequently a despondent Pete sees her off at the airport. She is awed by Los Angeles and becomes tongue-tied in Tad's presence; the date does not go well as Rosalee vomits in the limousine and Tad mentioning his love of animals—which Pete had warned was a signal of sexual intentions—rouses her suspicions. After seeing Tad's house, Rosalee requests to go back to the hotel and soon returns home leaving Tad thoughtful.
As Pete is about to tell Rosalee about moving to Richmond she is surprised—as much as Pete is disappointed—by Tad's sudden arrival to rekindle their relationship. Though Rosalee is still cynical of him as he uses a line from one of his films, his admission of not having "his priorities straight" seems to convince her of his good intentions. During a phone call with his agent, Tad insists that he wants to turn over a new leaf, and will not return to Los Angeles for a while. When he picks Rosalee up for a date he leaves a good impression on Rosalee's father, who had studied hard for the encounter. Pete tries to stop their date by reporting the pair for illegally parking. He tries to convince Rosalee that Tad is just using her. Despite all his efforts, Rosalee and Tad grow close over the next few days.
In the bar, Pete corners Tad in a men's room stall. After conceding that Rosalee is in love with Tad, he tells Tad that Rosalee is more than a "wholesome small town girl", she is a wonderful person with "the kind of beauty a guy only sees once". He explains about her six smiles: one smile when something makes her laugh, one for polite laughter, one for when she makes plans, one when she makes fun of herself, one when she's uncomfortable, and one when she's talking about her friends. He makes Tad swear not to break her heart or he will tear Tad to pieces with his bare hands or "vicious rhetoric". When the pair is in Tad's hotel room, his agents appear and inform him that the director has decided to cast him in the film after all. Tad is overjoyed and convinces her to come to Los Angeles with him by using Pete's "six smiles" speech.
After a rousing speech about great love from Angelica, a barmaid with a crush on him, Pete rushes to Rosalee's house and confesses his love for her but she is confused and resolves to still go to LA with Tad. On the plane when Tad fails to identify one of Rosalee's smiles, he confesses his lie and she asks to go home. She runs to Piggly Wiggly and Pete's house, then drives furiously towards Richmond to overtake her heartbroken friend. Similar to the opening scene, Rosalee and Pete get out of their cars and Pete, surrendering to a romantic song on the car radio, asks her to dance.

Tags: romantic, comedy, cute, entertaining

Review:
Kate Bosworth stars as Rosalee Futch, a small town girl from West Virginia who has a mad crush on a hot Hollywood stud named Tad Hamilton.
Complicating matters is the fact that Rosalee's long time friend and boss, Pete, is secretly, madly in love with her and isn't about to give her up without a fight to this fancy, flashy dude from Hollywood.Given the premise, the makers of this film could, with a bit more self-confidence, have made a keen, hard-edged satire about the role celebrity-worship plays in the lives of ordinary folks.
As played by Josh Duhamel, Tad is, instead, a decent, well-meaning, good-natured young man who basically just wants the same thing out of life that we all do, namely love and commitment from that one special person.
And Topher Grace nicely underplays the role of Rosalee's erstwhile secret devotee who faces a rival no Ordinary Joe should ever have to go up against.`Win a Date with Tad Hamilton' isn't as good as it might have been had it opted for a riskier, edgier tone.
I liked Josh Duhamel too, and was interested to find that he really wasn't the stereotypical movie star trying to manipulate Kate Bosworth.
A grocery store checkout girl (Kate Bosworth) wins a contest to win a date with hot young "bad boy" actor, Tad Hamilton, played by Josh Duhamel.
When he ends up falling in love, her life is turned upside down when he comes to her small hometown, and gets into a competition with her best friend (Topher Grace), who is also in love with her.Generic story aside, the film is actually pretty decent.
Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes play Tad's agents and they both give funny performances.Besides for the impressive cast, there isn't much more to recommend.
I went to the screening of "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!" last night.I thought it was a great romantic comedy, and it was more funny than I expected.Kate Bosworth was great.
She looks just like a typical girl who wants to meet her favorite movie star-screaming and all.Topher Grace was someone most girls could be friends with.
He tells Rosalee to "guard her carnal treasure" quite often.Josh Duhamel was great playing what you would think of a guy like him.
She would act really weird in front of him, and some things she said, you couldn't help but laugh at.This would probably be a movie you take your best friend or sister to, but not a boyfriend (unless he likes Kate Bosworth).
I felt like this movie could have been a lot better if there had been some real chemistry between both Tad (Josh Duhamel) and Rosalee (Kate Bosworth) and Pete (Topher Grace) and Rosalee would have had just a little bit of chemistry.
I'm pretty much the target demographic (17 year old girl with a liking for romantic comedies and good looking boys) so I thought this film would be a great way to kill a couple of hours on a boring thursday night.And to be honest, the plot isn't too bad.
They, alone, are worth the hour and a half this movie takes up of your life.As for the rest...well...the main characters in West Virginia are supposedly in their early twenties, but they all talk and act like they're freshmen in high school.
The movie is sweet, and funny at times, but there are some major flaws that ruin it.Tad and Rosy's date is not great, they dont connect, they barely even have anything to talk about, so why is he so into her that he's willing to change his life around?
All that is shown is a few awkward conversations over dinner and at a overlook.Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes are great comic actors and their roles in this movie are completely short of what I had hoped.Topher Grace's timing is hilarious but all his jokes are the same, this gets old.The ending was too predictable even for a movie like this.All in all, I dont recommend seeing it unless your a 12 year old girl, then you might like it..
The only positive thing about the flick are the actors and actressess giving their characters persona and the character Tad Hamilton, since he's actually not JUST a slimeball one-dimensional character but actually a guy who does transform during the coarse of the movie, just like the other two leads..
I have to say that save for the hackneyed stereotypes (stereotypical gay guy, stereotypical nice guy nerd, stereotypical "zany" best friend, stereotypical industry vulture managers, giggly blonde "innocent" girl next door hayseed, etc...) the one beacon of light is the witty and charming Topher Grace who's character could be called "Eric Foreman goes to Supercuts and gets a job at the Piggly Wiggly" but just as on That 70's Show he manages to take a potentially bland cardboard cutout character and make him sympathetic and quite funny.It's REALLY not necessary to shell out cash for this.
I can't even figure out why it got a PG-13 rating, I'll bring my pre-teen to the official opening without being embarrassed.Spielburg made perfect casting choices for this film (Josh was handpicked for this role by the great S.S. himself, over well-known stars like Ben Affleck, Heath Ledger, and Brad Pitt) Everyone in the movie performed wonderfully, and Topher Grace was a riot.
Josh Duhamel as Tad Hamilton is in all ways the big, hot-shot, drop-dead-gorgeous movie star.
I would have thought that younger actors would draw more for their target audience."Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" is not all that good, but as a fan of Topher Grace, I found myself almost liking it..
The casting was excellent, and I would say that no one was miscast.'Tad Hamilton' is played by a gorgeous no name actor, who probably will be lucky if this is the best film he ever gets recognition for.
Kate Bosworth plays the lead character of Rosalee, who wins a date with her movie star crush, Tad Hamilton.
Topher Grace, who makes the film, in my opinion, tries his hardest to make Rosalee see that he's the one for her and not Tad Hamilton.The film is so funny, and very, very cute.
From the beginning I was like,'Pete and Rosalee will end up together and Tad will be heart-broken.' Despite that, this movie completely rocked.
How about a win a date contest with Tad, where they can choose the most sweet-and-light woman for the movie actor?
I'm not one for romantic comedies, but I was a huge fan of That 70s show, and wanted to see if Topher Grace's movie roles were really worth leaving the show for, and needless to say, I was unimpressed.
They are big movie fans and the girls love Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel), the hottest new star in Hollywood.
As for Topher Grace, he plays this whiny, love struck, jealous friend of Kate Bosworth, and he wasn't really that funny either.
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton seemed like someones attempt at making a Woody Allen film and ultimately they failed.
A chick flick romantic comedy although the laughs are mainly provided by Sean Hayes and Nathan Lane.Tad Hamilton is an actor known for wholesome roles but when he is caught drinking and driving, leering with a floozy, his agents decide to get him some positive publicity by raising money for charity via a lottery.
Tad has a good time in LA with Bosworth and follows her down to their small town, making Grace jealous.This is light, inoffensive, frothy film but with little substance.
Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth), Pete Monash (Topher Grace), and Cathy Feely (Ginnifer Goodwin) are best friends and co-workers at the local Piggly Wiggly.
Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel) is a big movie star with a shallow life.
While Win a Date with Tad Hamilton fits that mold, it nevertheless puts a smile on the face of those who watch it.Kate Bosworth plays the adorable Rosalee Futch, a small town girl that works in a grocery store with her two best friends, and lots of dreams.
Unobtrusive would be a good word to use when describing the film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton.
Sure most of it was due to the sheer absurdity and banality of it all, but it was a genuine smile nonetheless.The premise is something that could be written by any marginally gifted screenwriter and pits two best friends (with the obvious sexual tension of the boy being in love with the girl) caught up in the fact that she wins said date with said movie star.
Rather than finally tell her how he feels, he attempts to sabotage Tad's advances, but of course, like in all these types of films, his tries end up backfiring, bringing the two lovebirds closer together.There are no misconceptions on how the movie will end up, who will get the girl, who will do the right thing at the right time, but despite these misgivings the journey is entertaining.
Topher Grace as the lead hero, trying to win the girl of his dreams, plays the geeky good guy to perfection.
When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he's been missing in the real world, he decides he wants seconds and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee's dream come true into a nightmare for Pete.Now here is a film that is so heart wrenching to watch through the whole movie because of how realistic it is.
There's even a fresh new cast: Kate Bosworth plays the insecure woman, Topher Grace plays the guy who isn't confident enough to tell Bosworth that he loves her, and Josh Duhamel plays the charismatic celebrity.After you finish this film, you will end up happy and enlightened.
i really like the music playing in it.they are all nice and romantic.Rosalee is a pretty girl whose eyes can talk.i think tad sometimes looks old,like a mid-aged married man,OK for example,especially how about the scene while he was having dinner with rosalee,his way talking and the facial expressions,the pretending "hurting" smile with a low voice can tell that.second,the chemistry about love between tad and rosalee is not logical and in reality.especially sometimes she cant help dating with him ,kissing him,and sometimes she is so sensible.tad doesn't make it much better.particularly how about the scene they face to face sit on the plane embarrassedly talking about her smiles.he can make a hug with her instead of answering her question or just jokingly pretend not to remember or give a honest explanation like "LOOK,Rosalee,i do like you,perhaps i cant say how much i like you ,but i feel it.a love starts with acquaintanceship and fate and will be test of time " since he already stole different excuses from movies many times and the six smiles sayings at the beginning.how come he suddenly seemed to be so frankly,so there is something wrong with the loving chemistry between them .it only always appears in the movies.i prefer more logical loving movies like Roman Holiday,Anna Karenina,pride and prejudice,etc.anyway it's a nice comedy too although love story cant tell very well.and i like Topher Grace better.
It was also pretty clean overall, (some passionate kisses and a few four-letter words beside) which is commendable for this type of movie.Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth) is a simple small-town girl from West Virginia.
Of course, like any modern day Midwestern girl, Rosalee has her Hollywood crushes...the biggest being superstar Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel).Online one day, she discovers a contest to win a date with Tad Hamilton, hence the movie's title.
The problem nowadays with romances if they can even be taken as "romantic" and "touching" or as so many do fall into the "soppy and sick" category which might be what win a date does.Win a date is not a overly soppy film.By the title and tagline you should know what your getting yourself into.A modern day fairytale story of romance.It's quite predictable and a little nauseating to some but this is carried through with tenderness,humour and generally great acting.Certainly form the 2 male leads.Josh gives it the much needed sexiness and is brilliant as movie star tad.Not really big-headed as it could come across as and not an a**hole either.The real star ,for me is the adorable topher grace.Never having seen "that 70's show" i have to ask....where have they been hiding him?
Sure, it's simple and quite predictable; but, as a movie written for teens, it also has some charm to it, not to mention a pretty decent message.Yes, Rosalee (or whatever the main actress' name is) has no noticeable accent -for that matter, neither do most of the actors that play West Virginians, but I think that lost detail is ultimately irrelevant.
In fact, I think the real focus of the movie is on a young girl getting the chance to learn some pretty good lessons in love.I'd recommend this as a simple, entertaining movie.PS: I'm a 32 year old bachelor and watched this movie with a date..
In this film, a home town girl wins a contest to date a movie star.
I wonder if it makes me a saddist that I long for an ending where the object of affection in the movie realizes how they REALLY feel too late, and the last scene in the film is he/she tearfully blurring into the background as the camera focuses on the now-happy nice guy/girl walking away to their new, healthy, relationship?
What more could a girl ask for?On the whole I liked it more than 50 first dates which at first had the odd Adam Sandler set gross-out piece,  Tad knows what it wants to be - a good value Rom-Com.The four main characters are well acted with a strong supporting cast.
The film is formulaic - but pokes fun at itself from the outset, no major twists, just good popcorn fun.Ginnifer Goodwin is a star on the rise - two contrasting parts within this and Mona-Lisa Smile show a talented 'one to watch'.Josh Duhamel is the ideal Hollywood hunk - playing the beefcake here, but showcases his talent in the Las Vegas series now showing in the UK on Sky One.I've not seen Topher Grace (Pete) in anything before but he reminded me a little of Kevin Spacey - so I think he should do well too.Oh and girls - how hard will it be for Kate Bosworth to act the part of a hunks girl - lucky lady gets to go home to Orlando Bloom every night!!!!.
Bosworth is the small town checkout girl who wins a date with Hollywood star (Duhamel as Hamilton), whose career is on the skids, until he can show he's shaken his bad boy image.
The good cast also includes Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes (TV's "Will and Grace") as Hamilton's entourage, Gary Cole as Bosworth's dad (studying up on his showbiz) and Ginnifer Goodwin (the best surprise of "Mona Lisa Smile")..
Kate Bosworth stars as a wholesome West Virginia grocery store clerk who wins a date with Hollywood superstar Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel), the contest being an effort to clean up his bad-boy reputation; in reality, he develops designs on his unsuspecting date but the twist is that her virtuousness forces him to rethink his caddish ways and he woos her while her pining friend watches helplessly.
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton is a cute movie.
Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth), a Piggly Wiggly supermarket checkout girl in a small West Virginia town, wins a contest for a date with Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel), a Hollywood movie star.
If you go into a romantic comedy expecting anything more than light hearted fun, you're going to be disappointed.(Especially with a title like Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!
"Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!" is not really a "teen" movie, but it is being presented as one.
After all, he really knows what makes Rosalee tick, contrary to Tad Hamilton, the Hollywood "hunk", who is only playing a role, which proves to be the case when his agents come calling him for the new picture where he will be the star.Kate Bosworth, as Rosalee, has some good moments.
Topher Grace, who is a good actor, plays second fiddle to Josh Duhamel, the star of movies who thinks he might be in love.
And it has to do with the four main actors  - Kate Bosworth (Rosalee), Topher Grace (Pete), Ginnifer Goodwin (Cathy) and Josh Duhamel (Tad Hamilton).
(2004) **1/2 Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sean Hayes, Nathan Lane, Gary Cole.
"Win A Date With Tad Hamilton"  was a good movie, albiet predictable and cliche,  but,  what romantic comedy isn't these days,  it was great to see Topher Grace in a role other than Eric Forman or bit parts in Soderbergh movies,  he definitely has real potential to be leading man material later in his career,  but not to far off I am sure,  this was a great start for him,  Kate Bosworth was stunning as always, but I just didn't feel much chemistry between her and Josh Duhmel,  maybe that was the point,  the scenes between her and Topher were well done and they showed a chemistry with each other,  but I wish there had been more scenes with them,  and let the story between them evolve,  other than that,  it had alot of energy, some wonderful scenes between Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes as Josh's  Agent and manager,  and Josh wasn't the typical slimeball actor that you would expect  he actually showed tons of heart,  and I think that he was very charming in spots,  I think this film will find the audience that liked the directors first movie "Legally Blonde",  so,  cliched as it was,  it was a good way to spend 100 minutes.
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton (2004) **** (out of 4)Rosalee (Kate Bosworth) is your typical girl living in a small town where nothing much really happens.