SNMR 1.2: "Hitch"

Tonight's SNMR feature is "Hitch" (2005, PG-13, 118 minutes) starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta and Julie Ann Emery. The film was directed by Andy Tennant.

I had seen the DVD in the store for several weeks and wanted to buy it, but they only had the full-screen version, until recently. So when I saw the widescreen version I snapped it up and I am glad that I did. (SNMR recommends the widescreen format DVD's whenever possible for that "movie theater" at home experience.)

Will Smith is one of today's brightest, funniest, most versatile actors. Looking through, I find several of his movies amongst my DVD collection. I haven't seen anything else that Eva Mendes has been in to date and I'm going to have to remedy that. Kevin James is equally as funny as Smith is and they play off of each other very well. Before this film I had no clue who Amber Valletta was. She does a decent job in her role which reminds me of a real life Paris Hilton. Julie Ann Emery is underrated and cute as the best friend.

From the DVD's dust jacket:

"Meet Hitch (Will Smith, I,Robot), New York City's greatest matchmaker. Love is his job and he'll get you the girl of your dreams in just three easy dates, guaranteed! And that's exactly what happens when Albert Brenneman (TV's Kevin James, "The King of Queens") wins the heart of gorgeous society heiress Allegra Cole (supermodel Amber Valletta). So when tabloid columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes, Stuck On You, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) decides to uncover the secret behind the tubby schlub's success, she's shocked to discover that Alex Hitchens, the charming young man she's been seeing, is the legendary date doctor himself. Exposed in a front page scoop, it's now up to Alex to try to save Albert and Allegra's relationship as well as his own. Which only goes to show that just when you think you've found true love, there's always a HITCH."

The script is excellent, very tight and well written. The pace of the movie is quick and flows very well. The cast meshes together nicely. If you like romantic comedies like I do, you will love this movie. It has quickly become one of my favorites. I highly recommend it and I'm going to give this movie five out of five stars!