Hitch
So last night i decided to go with a few friends to see Hitch at the incredibly large screen 7 at the UGC Cinemas in Sheffield. All very.. big.
Not a bad film at all, at some points it tends to lose itself too much in the romantic aspect of things, forgetting the humour, but this only happens from time to time. Other than that it was a great film.
Will Smith plays 'Hitch', a date doctor for guys who are not exactly gifted with the art of dating, the underlying premise is that he doesnt seem to want (or be able to) love another girl, after he saw the first girl he ever loved cheating on him at high school, since then he appears to have grown in confidence yet cant ever have a long fulfilling relationship; instead he opts to helps out other guys with his knowledge of the female existance.
The backbone of the narrative lies with Albert Brennaman, a fat hapless guy who wants to date one of the most attractive celebrities in the world. Hitch agrees to help him out, while Eva Mendez plays a Journalist trying to find out; 1. who the date doctor is, and 2. who the hell is Albert Brennaman?
The story really starts to gather pace as Mendez finds out that the guy who she has being dating turns out to be the infamous Hitch, provoking her into a feminist-like trance for a few minutes.
I'm not going to relay the whole story here, but you get the general idea behind the film.
It's a very decent film, Smith plays the role extremley well in his first out-and-out comedy in years, yet the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air like humour seems to be gone for good, only a few times do we see the true magic of Smith's acting come out, for most of the time it seems his routine his simply elementary, rarely getting out of second-gear (poor metaphor i know).
It is this that is the only thing disapointing about the movie, Mendez plays a role i have never seen her play before, she is charismatic and for the most part funny. Kevin James (Albert) plays the part very effectively, he draws on Office-like humour (Ricky Gervais-esk) and really makes the scenes his own. Amber Valetta (Elegra.. the celeb) also looks good, her acting is simplistic yet also goes well with the shy celebrity style established by Julia Roberts in Notting Hill.
All in all a good movie, with a classic script and great acting, the only thing that would have made this film better is a slightly less formulaic ending, and a wider variety of humour (probably some improv) from the otherwise excellent Will Smith.
3/5 - There might be better stuff out, but this is well worth a watch too.
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taken from moi blog;
http://misplacedchildhood.blogspot.com/
TROD.
, the day that I see that I will also stab myself in the neck...seriouly 
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Did you, like me, go into Oldboy expecting just another cool martial arts flick? I think thats why I liked it so much, so unexected yet so great.
...this was Rosario Dawson's first movie 
