Hitch (2005)

Release date: 2005-02-11
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Andy Tennant
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: 6.6/10
Length: 1h 58min

Storyline

Pivoting around the eternal game of love, the suave matchmaker and New York's greatest date doctor, Alex "Hitch" Hitchens, guarantees that any man can get the girl of his dreams if he overcomes his fears and follows his infallible advice. However, when the timid accountant, Albert Brennaman, wants to win the attention of the rich and beautiful heiress, Allegra Cole, Hitch will discover his perfect match: the inquisitive gossip columnist, Sara Melas. Now, the self-assured charmer is in need of his own services to save his relationship. Can the silver-tongued expert of romance survive the delicate complications of love?

Plot Keywords

gossip, quitting a job, newspaper, friendship, advice, messenger, interracial romance, heiress, flirting, editor, drugstore, premarital sex, restaurant, scene during end credits, secret, statue, stockbroker, surveillance, wedding reception, dancing

Short Review

Considerably heavier on romance than comedy, "Hitch" stitches together relatively few laughs but generates enough goodwill and energy to keep much of the audience in its corner.