Hitch

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 02 11 (USA)

UPC: 043396048713

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language]

Summary: A man who teaches dateless wonders how to become irresistible to women learns just how hard it can be to do it yourself in this romantic comedy. When a guy in New York City wants to make the right impression with a certain lady, Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is the man he calls. Hitch has made a career out of coordinating a man's first three dates so that they'll show him to his best advantage (for a price, of course), and more than a few have taken women to the altar they first started courting with Hitch's help. But Hitch discovers his own romantic limitations when he falls for Sara (Eva Mendes), a journalist who has her own ideas about romance, and might just expose Hitch's underground business to the world. In the midst of all this, Hitch has his hands full with Albert, a sweet but socially inept man who has enlisted Hitch's services. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Romance

Awards: In Competition – Berlin International Film Festival

Features: ccDeleted scenes
Blooper reel
Behind-the-scenes featurettes
"1 Thing" music video by Amerie

Hitch

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/14/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 118 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Start [6:43]
2. Sara [2:32]
3. Hitch in Action [4:03]
4. Late Bloomer [1:41]
5. Albert [4:24]
6. Shock and Awe [6:31]
7. How It's Done [4:14]
8. Handy Guy [2:48]
9. Over and Out [2:15]
10. Sunday Morning [3:24]
11. Ellis Island [3:33]
12. Failing With Flair [1:42]
13. Working Allegra [1:44]
14. Basic Training [3:23]
15. The Fire & the Pizza [3:21]
16. The Kissing Signal [4:44]
17. Not a Date [6:34]
18. Best Not to Love [5:34]
19. The Morning People [4:19]
20. Sara Takes Charge [2:56]
21. "I Like Your Lips" [4:45]
22. Tossed Salad [6:46]
23. Exposure [7:15]
24. Apology [2:20]
25. "Love Is Your Job" [2:36]
26. Repairman [4:01]
27. Square One [4:03]
28. The Leap [18:04]

Karl Williams

Hitch is an amiable if rote romantic comedy that maximizes the charms of its quartet of leads. Unfortunately, the film mines most of its narrative ore from the tiresome notion that modern-day males are complete idiots, as mystified by the female gender as a coyote is by the moon. How much more fun a film would this have been if the "date doctor" character had been a woman trying to help her sex understand male motivations and behaviors? It's certainly less played-out a concept than the one employed by writer Kevin Bisch and director Andy Tennant, and as evidenced by the success of a few recent, real-life best-sellers (He's Just Not That Into You, anyone?), the public seems primed for such a twist. But -- big sigh -- the filmmakers serve up the same-old, same-old, dancing-as-sex, chivalry-not-being-dead, groom-yourself-then-be-yourself maxims that this genre's fans have seen thousands of times already. Where the film ultimately works is in its appealing casting choices, with Will Smith and Kevin James providing solid buddy-comedy laughs in their mano a mano scenes, Eva Mendes doing a fine job as Hitch's slightly flinty sparring partner, and Amber Valletta a real surprise as a rich, classy beauty with actual brains and feelings. The moves are as pre-programmed as they get, but Hitch is good enough for a blind date or a post-dinner rental, where the expectations are a little lower. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Paula Patton  Actor 
Robinne Lee  Actor 
Maulik Pancholy  Actor 
Jeffrey Donovan  Actor 
Mimi Weddell  Actor 
Will Smith  Producer 
George Fenton  Composer (Music Score) 
Andy Tennant  Director 
Michael Tadross  Executive Producer 
James Lassiter  Producer 
Wink Mordaunt  Executive Producer 
Teddy Zee  Producer 
Kevin Bisch  Screenwriter 
Will Smith  Actor 
Eva Mendes  Actor 
Kevin James  Actor 
Amber Valletta  Actor 
Julie Ann Emery  Actor 
Michael Rapaport  Actor 
Adam Arkin  Actor 

Country: USA