Archive Analysis: "Hitch"

Hitch
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Starring: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James
Rated: PG-13 for language and some strong sexual references

Romantic comedies are rarely embraced by the male audience because, well, we don’t understand them. We don’t connect with the Cinderella mentality that “our lives our not complete without you” or “I’ve been looking my entire life for you.” What we do connect with is how difficult it is to fall for and try to win over the girl of your dreams. The rom-com Hitch focuses on just that, in a funny-yet-honest way that seems to understand us better than we understand ourselves. While some minor sexual content and themes may be too much for some, Hitch is relatively clean compared to others in it’s genre and promotes the ideas that relationships should not be taken lightly because people are at stake, and that there is more to a person than their exterior looks and suaveness. And, most importantly for this film, it’s truly funny, entertaining, and relatable.