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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Smith and Mendes are terrific together. He brings her game up so high you'd think she has had as many good parts as Smith. Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Will Smith proves that if he ever wants to stop fighting screen robots, aliens or drug dealers, he is more than able to fill the rom-com leading-man shoes. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: It's an equal-opportunity fizzle. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Faint praise it may be, but those looking for a cute date movie this weekend could do far worse. As could Smith, for that matter. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: I did enjoy the buddy dynamic between Smith and James, who puts kind of a cocky spin on the clumsy fat guy cliches. And there were about a half-dozen jokes that had me laughing out loud. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A little like being on a blind date. Bits of it are charming, much of it is awkward and several sequences plod along with the self-consciousness of a first-date stop-and-start conversation. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Not so much movie as antidote -- to the cynicism that's rampant in most Hollywood romantic comedies. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Every so often you simply want a movie set in movie-land, featuring attractive people saying things that, if not witty, at least don't need a laugh track to prop them up, and you want it to play fair within the context of its tiny universe. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: Smith is a gifted comic actor, and seeing him in a lighthearted comedy, his first romantic lead, is a pure pleasure. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: Here's hoping this first romantic comedy won't be his last. Or the best. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Manages time and again to deliver familiar notes that it then jazzes up. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It makes nerds and studs alike so noble that it turns the chase into a neutered game. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: The movie's last two minutes, in which they all do goofy dances and have no dialogue or script to get in their way, is easily the highlight. It's the previous 113 minutes of plot that cause problems. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: How reassuring to realize that happy surprises are still possible. Hitch is one of the happiest. Read more
Chuck Wilson, 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. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: The sour subplot, in which Sara's dark side mistakes Hitch for a cad, staggers to a gummy resolution, throwing a wet-blanket reminder that romantic comedy -- indeed, romance itself -- isn't what it used to be. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: It is smarter than your average rom-com and boasts some genuine pathos towards the end. The movie certainly has enough commendable qualities to earn referrals from dating gurus. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: From the very opening, when Hitch begins explaining to the camera that love sometimes needs an outside assist to get started, he owns the audience. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: An average romantic comedy, starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes, that is as soft and sweet as a marshmallow, and about as interesting. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: I didn't expect much from Hitch and, not surprisingly, I didn't get much -- but I was entranced by the film nonetheless, from a historical perspective. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: It's a good script, packed with knowing zingers about the game of love. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Even though a little less Hitch might have been a better thing, the Fresh Prince keeps the proceedings from becoming too stale. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The premise is intriguing, and for a time it seems that the Date Doctor may indeed know things about women that most men in the movies are not allowed to know, but the third act goes on autopilot just when the Doctor should be in. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Director Andy Tennant and screenwriter Kevin Bisch establish a breezy tone and offer up a New York that exists only in the movies, in the best, most escapist sense. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: This is the sort of role Smith carries off effortlessly, a decent, level-headed all-American guy who's more sensitive than his imposing physique might suggest. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Will Smith has always had an easy time grabbing the spotlight. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Director Andy Tennant is actor-friendly throughout, giving his performers (including a sweet turn by Julie Ann Emery as Mendes' best friend) a chance to breathe in their roles. Read more
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: A rare studio product that earns the goodwill it smugly demands. Read more
Sean Daly, Washington Post: Forget about the predictable twists: Hitch works best when it's a buddy comedy, with Smith and James having a blast as smooth Yoda and jiggly Jedi. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: You know what's being fed to you and yet you slurp it down just the same. Read more