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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
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Positive Reviews
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Negative reviews
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3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season runtime 95 minutes Wide Release Date 01/23/04 performer Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Sean Hayes, Nat ..
EW
3.8
That imbalance at least has the benefit of giving a formula movie more suspense than it deserves.
Rogerebert
4.0
Kathryn Hahn contributes a lovely performance as a bartender who is smitten with Pete.It may be romantic fluff, but it is brightly done and all but ir ..
Common Sense Media
1.5
You have to admire a film that almost aggressively eschews narrative conventions but you dont have to like it, and I didnt like one bit this identity ..
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Before you can say canus minor, hes the furless little boy hes always dreamed of being.
Austin Chronicle
1.9
That folks is good melodrama, something Robert Luketics Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! sorely lacks.
2.0
All the stock tropes of the genre are trotted out a wisecracking best gal pal (Goodwin, whose tartness deserves better than confections like this and ..
2.5
While the cast has its charm, they are nevertheless stuck in a by the numbers script that the main character would probably hate.
E Film Critic
2.5
Veering from throwback innocence to modern cynicism, the movie is neither a compelling underdog story nor an especially funny romantic comedy.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
But this is ultimately a lazy, schizophrenic flick that patronises and celebrates small town ways; and satirises Hollywoods hard on
2.5
For those who are looking for a mediocre teen date movie with a love story that it more obligatory than heartfelt, Win a Date will do the job.
ReelViews
3.0
If not an affair to remember, this light hearted romances combination of fairy tale plot elements and an attractive cast adds up to a generally pleasa ..
Tv Guide
3.5
By constantly banging up against this universes beautifully papered walls, it finds a sure fire basis for its humor and charm.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
It is predictable and without any surprises but its heart is in the right place.
3.8
The movies quirky wit keeps it from crossing the threshold into overly sentimental turf.
Usa Today
3.1
The end result is an utterly tired romcom that admittedly benefits from Butlers mere presence, although its clear from the get go that the actor deser ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
What separates this film from its teen romantic comedy brethren is that it entertains without pandering to its audience.
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
No, theres nothing remotely original, but at least the films well enough written to keep us laughing, with just enough moments of sharp humour and eng ..
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
In short, Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! is an enjoyable romcom with likeable characters and several good gags, even if the final resolution doesnt qui ..
View London
3.8
Whats best about Win a Date isnt what happens in the story but the way its acted by a cannily chosen cast.
Cs Monitor
1.0
Bosworth twinkles away, but doesnt invest the weak material with enough redemptive enchantment.
Film Journal International ..
3.8
But it also has just enough charm to make up for its overly familiar concept.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Fourteen year old girls will find the movie enchanting. Your own response may depend on your tolerance for confectioners sugar.
Boston
4.0
The movie poster had little appeal.The premise sounded like a de musicalized Bye Bye, Birdie.
Mountain X
1.9
Despite Minnesotas professed commitment to battling opioid abuse, the states own health insurance program for the poor is among the biggest barriers i ..
Star Tribune
3.0
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton might be as nauseating as its assumptions of wholesomeness, but for some smart dialogue and acting.
Toronto Star
4.0
This is a terrific romantic comedy funny, tender and filled with sparkling performances.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
This breezy romantic comedy, like the winning date it depicts, may not be a deep experience but its an entertaining one.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
doesnt proceed with originality it accomplishes great characters.
Cinema Crazed
3.0
And audiences find a formulaic romantic comedy laced with gentle showbiz satire.
Bbc
4.0
The result is a surprising triumph of unexpected substance over conventional style.
New Yorker
3.0
She is neither too brainy nor too much of an airhead for mass appeal.
The New York Times
3.8
Kal Ho Naa Ho may be shameless in its heart on sleeve sentimentality, but I am not ashamed to admit that it left me crying along with the rest of the ..
Mr Brown Movies
3.1
Where the film most notably breaks out of the generic is in its playful satire of both real Hollywood life and a small towns sometimes skewed ideas of ..
The Movie Boy
3.5
The film doesnt play out like most recent films of this nature, and instead is much sweeter and more simplistic.
Bullz-Eye
3.8
The performances in Tad Hamilton could easily have been formulaic but fortunately the engaging cast has enough verve and spontaneity to make you care ..
Hollywood
3.0
It has the same ingredients, but lacks the taste and texture of the real thing.
Seattle Pi
3.8
As with all movies of its ilk, too many narrative hiccups are glossed over and too much cluelessness is required of its characters.
Spliced Wire
1.9
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
3.0
Its fine and all, just dont expect to call Tad back for a sequel.
E Online
2.0
There are some nice digs at the shallowness of and fascination with celebrity (Have her back by dawn and no cocaine, says Rosalees semi starstruck Dad ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.1
Started several years ago, Art Alley is an evolving showcase of Kansas City street artists.
Kansas City
3.0
But you never really get a sense that beneath that corn fed exterior theres much going on there.
Killer Movie Reviews
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
2.0
The movies got enough genuine wit to keep it a notch above most contemporary comedies.
Guide Live
2.0
The one redeeming quality of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton is that it knows itself.It knows that its just throwing formula at the audience.
Fat Guys At The Movies
3.8
The Sex Talk: The conversation that is not happening about campus sexual assault.About 3 million students on campus this fall will be sexually assault ..
Freep
3.0
A failure, but an interesting failure, blessed with a cast filled not with name brand behemoths but with prodigiously talented, engaging semi newcomer ..
Film Blather
3.1
Its a movie thats eager to please and easy to like, even though its more often good humored instead of genuinely funny.
James Sanford on Film
4.5
A fluffy confection thats not too heavy, not too light, but instead has a perfectly sweet tone, Win A Date With Tad Hamilton is a perfectly charming w ..
3.8
Its about our obsessions with the things we want but cant have: glamorous mates, simplified lives, or the cute blonde girl working the register in ais ..
Aisle Seat
3.1
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
2.0
And in the process of mechanically adhering to genre conventions, Robert Luketics drearily unfunny film fails to produce one single convincingly reali ..
Nicks Chager
3.0
Its no contest. The supporting performances of Gary Cole and Ginnifer Goodwin easily outshine the tepid romantic chemistry of this films young leads.
IGN Movies
2.5
Its a shame that the material reach up to the performers level of talent.
Nitrate Online
3.0
Exactly the kind of movie Tad Hamilton himself would make: cute n cutesy n contrived, with plenty of chances for audiences to alternate between ha! an ..
Review Journal
2.0
As light and fluffy as it needs to be in select spots, yet soggy and doughy in others.
Eclipse Magazine
4.0
Hollywood meets the heartland romantic comedy surpasses expectations.
Net Flix
3.0
Wont wind up on many critics lists... nor will it challenge any box office records, but those looking to enjoy a simple little love story will find mu ..
Film Jerk
3.0
Grace isnt a confident or resourceful enough actor to withstand the films lopsided focus on Tad, or Duhamels unexpectedly warm and cheerful presence.
Nicks Flick Picks
1.0
Co writers and directors Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber try to do something creative and moody and ominous.Unfortunately, they dont try hard enough, ..
Metro Weekly
1.9
Bosworth cant sell this dumb act, which in a way is to her credit.
Suburban Chicago News
4.0
Its entertaining, funny, and absolutely works for its target audience.
Supercala.com
2.5
West Virginia is Hollywoods piata. Whenever theres the need for a) inbred cannibals, or b) backwoods yokels, producers take a swing at the poor, defen ..
Arizona Daily Star
2.5
There is nothing special about this half hearted satire of Hollywood and small town life, and Bosworth is not particularly memorable in it.
Miami Herald
2.0
Its not a surprising film, but Win a Date with Tad Hamilton is irresistable the first film worth seeing in 2004.
Edge Boston
3.0
Personality and affability can sustain a picture in this genre when story flaws might otherwise sabotage it. Long live Topher Grace and Gary Cole!
Entertainment Today
2.5
Few people younger than 11 or over 19 will find much to swoon about in this bland picture.
Courier-Journal (Louisvill ..
1.5
It buries a talented cast beneath jokes that have been canned and stored in bomb shelters since the Cold War.
Dallas Observer
3.8
The relationships never get short changed for cheap laughs, nor do the jokes ever wane when the mushy stuff is cranked up.
Lawrence Journal-World
3.1
The narrative may buckle under even a cursory glance, but its cast rallies on the storys behalf.
Wash Times
1.5
Nearly everyone comes off like a sitcom character and the various plot twists seem more like plot contrivances than possible occurrences.
2.0
A fluffy, forgettable bit of froth that has little to do with reality as we know it.
Access Atlanta
3.0
As the comedy plays out, the most amazing thing happens the crackerjack script starts to talk intelligently, even sagely, about the larger themes.
Mixed Reviews
2.5
Duhamel certainly passes as a fox a fact I only mention because the folks at DreamWorks clearly use his looks as a marketing tool.
Roanoke Times (Virginia)
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