 Gestures, movements and postures disclose
wishes, fears and whatever we have in our minds. What we call body language can be a
strong weapon in our communications with the opposite sex. However, we should really pay
attention to the when and how of expressing our feelings.
According to Alex, almost 90% of what you say doesn't come out of your mouth. Who is Alex?
Alex Hitchens, or just Hitch, is a romantic guy who thinks that women can sometimes be too
judgmental and can't see the love in men's eyes. Alex used to be the type of guy who was
very shy and inadequate when expressing his feelings to the opposite sex. Although he felt
he was in love, what he said and did apparently wasn't enough for his college sweetheart,
who ditched him for another guy. This completely broke Alex's heart. Years later, Alex has
become the "Date Doctor," who understands all about women, especially how to get
their attention and talk to them. He gives advice to other guys about how they can pursue
the woman they love. Alex is very popular in NYC, with many men taking his advice in order
to attract that special someone. But although Alex acts as a matchmaker, he doesn't
practice what he preaches. His heart was broken once before, and he doesn't want to
experience the same feeling again.
Well, "Hitch" is another romantic comedy from director Andy Tennant, whose
previous films include "Sweet Home Alabama," "It Takes Two,"
"Ever After" and "Anna and the King". In general, the movie was fun,
and I enjoyed myself during the two hours I spent watching it. The leading roles were
played by Will Smith (Hitch), Eva Mendes (Sara), Kevin James (Albert) and Amber Valetta
(Allegra). In addition to Smith's self-confident and hilarious acting, I also really liked
Kevin James's performance. For a moment I even thought, "What would it be like to be
him for real?" Here is the answer: it would be hopeless but extraordinarily funny.
Since the movie is for fun, no one expects the cast to give a truly artistic performance,
but neither should we expect a spoiled style of acting as in the case of Mendes/Sara,
whose performance was average or even below average in some scenes when compared to that
of the other players. I think she was more like a physical beauty on the silver screen who
used words sharp enough to challenge the males around her as a kind of defense mechanism.
Valetta/Allegra, on the other hand, was a rich and strong character with a little girl
inside. From the perspective of acting, she was okey.
The film shows the audience how looks can be deceiving. In other words, someone who seems
to be extremely powerful or invulnerable can be as weak as you are in certain aspects.
This is illustrated by the contrast between Sara & Allegra as well as Hitch &
Albert.
One of the things I liked the most was the figure of speech used at the beginning of the
movie where Hitch and Albert are having a chat:
Hitch: You know the Sistine Chapel?
Albert: Yeah!
Hitch: You know Michelangelo
Buonarotti?
Albert: Yeah!
Hitch: I'm Michelangelo, and you're the Chapel. Let's go paint the ceiling.
Actually, this is a good metaphor for the job Hitch does, because Michelangelo painted a
fabulous pictorial decoration on the ceiling of the famous Chapel. What Hitch tries to do
is to shape Albert's behavioral attitudes by telling him the "do's" and
"don'ts" of romancing a woman. Other than that, one of the main jokes of the
movie is how Hitch-who never makes a wrong move when solving other guys' problems-becomes
this comically confused romantic when he's around the girl he likes. However, there are
certain lousy scenes that might spoil the mood for you. So, in my opinion,
"Hitch" is a romantic comedy for romantic couples, or just simple entertainment
for everyone. Have a romantic time and stay cool.
Rating:
Atilla Karakurum (IE/IV)
atilla_karakurum@yahoo.com
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