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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33.1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Featurettes, Blooper Reel, Deleted Scenes, Music Video, English, French Subtitled
Meet Hitch (Will Smith), 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 Brennaman (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.
Editor's Note
In Andy Tennant's (SWEET HOME ALABAMA, ANNA AND THE KING) delightful romantic comedy HITCH, Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens, an urban "date doctor" who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons, back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele. Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself, who learned about love and heartbreak the hard way. His latest project, Albert Brennaman (Kevin James), may be his most difficult. Brennaman, a junior accountant prone to clumsiness, has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients, Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta), a well-known celebrity. To complicate things further, Hitch's dating dogma is shaken when he meets and falls for a beautiful gossip columnist, Sara Melas (Eva Mendes), whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool façade. Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch's true profession and blames him for her best friend being dumped.HITCH is set in affluent hot spots around New York City, making for some splendid visuals. Tennant gets charming performances from all of his leads, especially James, who makes an amazing transition from television's KING OF QUEENS and nearly steals the spotlight from Smith with his talent for physical comedy. Nevertheless, James and Smith have excellent onscreen chemistry. Kevin Bisch's first script is full of clever, contemporary dialogue, alternately pointing out the silliness and the poignancy of love and dating.
| Features | "1 Thing" Music Video By Amerie | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Featurettes | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Previews | | Subtitles: English, French | | Full Screen Presentation | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Surround Sound | | Blooper Reel | | Deleted Scenes | | Love in New York featurette | | The Dating Experts featurette | | Will Smith's Red Carpet Ride featurette | | 1 Thing music video by Amerie | | Dance Steps Made Easy featurette | | Hitch Style featurette |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 10/3/2006 |
| Running Time: 120 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 04871 | | UPC: 00043396048713 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Pan and Scan (TV Format) 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Amber Valletta | | Eva Mendes | | Kevin James | | Will Smith | | Alan Elliott, et. al. - Original Music By | | Andrew Dunn - Cinematographer | | Andy Tennant - Director | | James Lassiter, et. al. - Producer | | Jane Musky - Production Designer | | Kevin Bisch - Writer | | Troy Takaki, et. al. - Editor | | Wink Mordaunt, et. al. - Executive Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"Smith is a gifted comic actor, and seeing him in a lighthearted comedy, his first romantic lead, is a pure pleasure." 02/11/2005 p.E1USA Today
"Mendes gives as good as she gets when bandying with Smith in her best screen role to date..." 02/11/2005 p.6E Uncut
"Smith is as disarming as any current Hollywood star, and he and feisty Mendes click like Grant and Russell in HIS GIRL FRIDAY." 04/01/2005 p.137 Sight and Sound
"[A] refreshingly big-hearted treatise on love an romance in the city..." 04/01/2005 p.58 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
Hitch is a pleasant, if slightly overlong, romantic comedy from two men who have forged reput - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
There is a purpose for a movie like Hitch and that purpose is to supply a pleasant and undema - Roger Ebert
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