HITCH

The plot: A charming "date consultant" helps his clients put the moves on New York's choosiest, but still fails to pull the sassy columnist who's captured his own heart.

Who's involved: Will Smith plays the lovelorn matchmaker; Eva Mendes the Carrie Bradshaw clone; newcomer Kevin James is Hitch's dumpy client; ex-model Amber Valletta his superhot quarry.

What the critics said: "Hitch is a rare studio product that earns the goodwill it smugly demands."

- Mark Holcomb, Village Voice "Well-drawn, sharp, gorgeous characters in a big-budget romantic comedy."

- Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle "It may think it's Tracy-and-Hepburn, but with all the cartoonish slapstick it's more Three Stooges than anything else."

- Mary Ann Johanson, FlickFilosopher Out here: March 4