Synopsis
Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.
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Cast
- Will SmithAlex 'Hitch' Hitchens
- Eva MendesSara Melas
- Kevin JamesAlbert Brennaman
- Amber VallettaAllegra Cole
- Julie Ann EmeryCasey Sedgewick
- Adam ArkinMax
- Robinne LeeCressida Baylor
- Nathan Lee GrahamGeoff
- Michael RapaportBen
- Jeffrey DonovanVance Munson
Recommendations
- 70
The A.V. Club
A slick new meta-romantic comedy selling a transparent yet strangely irresistible fantasy of upscale romance among the beautiful but guarded. - 70
Village Voice
While far from perfect, Hitch is a rare studio product that earns the goodwill it smugly demands. - 60
Newsweek
Andy Tennant's flimsy but generally likeable comedy is tailor-made for Smith's cheerfully suave comic style, and the movie goes out of its way to avoid any hint of sleaziness. - 50
Variety
Considerably heavier on romance than comedy, Hitch stitches together relatively few laughs but generates enough goodwill and energy. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Will Smith, taking a break from summer sci-fi smashfests, certainly shows a gift for modulation. Far from coasting, he plays a world expert at romance by ratcheting his charm up and down in supple, exacting degrees. - 50
Rolling Stone
Will Smith has an easy charm, and this labored romantic farce works it hard. Too hard. - 50
Dallas Observer
Buried somewhere in here, about 6 feet deep, is an intriguing premise. - 50
L.A. Weekly
The film moves in fits and starts, and is way too long, but it may prove memorable, if only for the sweet, marvelously inventive performance of Kevin James.
