Hitch

Year of release : 2005

 

Run time : 1h58min

 

Genre : Romantic / Comedy

 

Cast : Will Smith, Kevin James, Eva Mendes, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport

 

 

Alex Hitchens was burnt in love when he was in college so he said to himself 'never again'.So he now teaches men who aren't able to talk and ask out the women of their dreams ,how to woo them!

 

He falls for a gossip columnist, Sara Melas, whose job is to report on whatever Allegra Cole does.

Alex isn't himself around Sara, as he keeps on making the mistakes he tells his clients not to, but Sara still falls for him.

 

Unluckily, a misunderstanding makes Sara write an expose on Hitch and probably destroy the romantic lives of the people he helped.

 

The movie was funny and entertaining, I laughed with tears the first part of the movie,but also romantic and sweet .

The characters have growth, going from not wanting a relationship or to commit, to wanting to take a chance at love, but they ruin it in the second part.

Eva Mendes was beautiful and dressed well. Will Smith looked good even as a dork in college.

The actors were engaging, they all, did a great job. Paula Patton makes a cameo appearance.

 

What I didn't like, is that Sara is not so good at journalism, as she didn't check the source and the facts. She ruined Hitch's career and the lives of the people he helped based on what a single man (a jerk) said about him.

I don't think she deserved a second chance and I don't think he should have been the one chasing her, trying to win her back. 

Also, Hitch was hurt in love ,so he now has only one night stands which I find odd, considering he's teaching men how to be with the one they love. It kinda feels like he treats the women he wants to be with for a one night stand like disposables. Until he meets Sara.

The soundtrack was Ok, some of the songs didn't age well.

 

The movie grossed 371.6 million dollars at the box office,against a budget of somewhere under 70 million,being the 10th biggest movie of 2005.

The critics gave it mixed and average reviews, while the audiences an A ,on an A+ to F,scale.

The first part of the movie is 4 stars, the last part, 2,for that reason, I gave it a 3 star rating.

 

Rating : Worth a watch !