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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinA slick new meta-romantic comedy selling a transparent yet strangely irresistible fantasy of upscale romance among the beautiful but guarded.
- 70Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombWhile far from perfect, Hitch is a rare studio product that earns the goodwill it smugly demands.
- 60NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenAndy Tennant's flimsy but generally likeable comedy is tailor-made for Smith's cheerfully suave comic style, and the movie goes out of its way to avoid any hint of sleaziness.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWill Smith, taking a break from summer sci-fi smashfests, certainly shows a gift for modulation. Far from coasting, he plays a world expert at romance by ratcheting his charm up and down in supple, exacting degrees.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWill Smith has an easy charm, and this labored romantic farce works it hard. Too hard.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyBuried somewhere in here, about 6 feet deep, is an intriguing premise.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonThe 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.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe movie, like Hitch, tries to be cool, funny and sweet but falls on its face without generating any real sympathy, smarts or humor.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAn unwieldy, excessively talky affair, unintentionally exhibiting all the clunky stops and starts and self-conscious ramblings of a particularly awkward first date.