For much of its length, the premise seems less wilted than you'd guess. This is because, for one thing, Mendes gives as good as she gets.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Like most great comedies, Hitch confects a sweetly appealing fantasy.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Hitch is 2005's lone legitimate contender for a Valentine's Day movie date.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Smith deserves a better romantic comedy than Hitch, but at least he somehow manages to improve the material around him.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Sometimes big-time studio entertainment is done so well, you simply have to salute its corporate effectiveness.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Carina Chocano
Romantic comedies have become so cannibalistic lately that Hitch stands out for what seem like major innovations by comparison.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Sean Daly
Hitch works best when it's a buddy comedy, with Smith and James having a blast as smooth Yoda and jiggly Jedi.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Mark Holcomb
While far from perfect, Hitch is a rare studio product that earns the goodwill it smugly demands.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The premise is intriguing, and for a time it seems that the Date Doctor may indeed know things about women that most men in the movies are not allowed to know, but the third act goes on autopilot just when the Doctor should be in.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
James has the forward drive of a trash-compacted Ralph Kramden with some of Ed Norton's random gentility and, here at least, he has a knack for fine-tuned physical comedy that gets you laughing even when the script's not there.Read Full Review »
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