Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Josh Duhamel, Kate Bosworth, Nathan Lane, Sean Hayes, Topher GraceBrand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
Published: 2004-04-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
DVD Reviews of Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (Widescreen Edition)
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Summary: 4 Stars
Will Tad end up whisking Rosalee off to a glamorous new life in Hollywood, or will Pete, the Mr. hometown tongue-tied nice guy fight for his true love? There are other questions...but that's the central one...and raison d'etre of this effectively pleasant and charming classic date-movie.
This movie is really good, though a little vague in some parts. But thanks to the talents of three up-and-coming stars, perfect comic timing from the supporting actors, and a director like Robert Luketic of "Legally Blonde" fame, who reputedly (and wisely) turned down directing the sequel. This film should appeal to the pre-dating teens and middle aged romantics.
The movie sounds like from "Cinderella" though....with the fairy godmother being played by the internet ("Sure, Heaven's just a mouse click away"). Rosalee (Kate Bosworth), a grocery store checkout girl wins a trip to Hollywood, engineered by Tad's (Josh Duhamel) cynical agent (Nathan Lane) and sleezy manager (Sean Hayes who are both named Richard Levy). They set up a charity contest in order to create a more wholesome image for Tad, a hot young actor, when he lands in the tabloids after a wild night of carousing. ("Congratulations! You're actually drinking, driving, smoking, leering, and groping at the same time!") But how long has it been since a bad-boy image hurt anyone's career in Hollywood?
However, to the filmmakers' credit, they didn't portray Tad as a real-live Hollywood snake. He starts out essentially harmless, so we can believe that he's really a decent guy who is actually wishing for some honesty and integrity. We can then understand how he would, in turn, be pulled by Rosalee's unpretentious goodness.
After their first date, Tad flies in his private jet to Rosalee's hometown in West Virginia. He intends to profess his love and at the same time hang out with her so her wholesome goodness would sort of rub up on him. He unwittingly awakens Rosalee's longtime best friend Pete's (Topher Grace) dormant feelings for her, therefore putting Rosalee in the middle of an unexpected romantic triad. Who will she pick? The life-long best friend, or the guy whose face decorates the walls of millions of girls' bedrooms?
The romantic triangle however, was pleasantly almost overshadowed by the smaller roles who almost stole the movie. They include Ginnifer Goodwin as Rosalee's best gal pal, who makes lumpy wisecracks throughout; Kathryn Hahn as the tattooed bartender at the town tavern, who makes no secret of her crush on Pete; and Gary Cole as Rosalee's dad, one of the funniest supporting characters who becomes so film-obsessed after his daughter begins dating a movie star that he reads trade publications and sports a "Project Greenlight" T-shirt! And, of course, Lane and Hayes antics are always pleasantly funny.
The vagueness comes in the form of Tad's change of heart later. Was it just another play to score with an innocent girl? Similarly, what has prevented Pete from expressing his love for Rosalee after all these years? Pete has known Rosalee for twenty-some years and has never worked up the nerve even to kiss her? Even 11 year olds will shake their heads and wonder what's wrong with Pete?
The movie has a positive message about sexual values, as Rosalee's decision not to have sex with Tad...with the help of timely reminders from Pete ("Just guard your carnal treasure."), who in turn got the film's funniest moments. He voiced out the sarcastic cynicism of a romantic looser as Tad sweeps Rosalee off her feet. The movie raises questions why typically ordinary girls like Rosalee and Cathy would think it is easy to know a celebrity like Tad?..and why was it so difficult for Pete to tell Rosalie how he felt?
The movie is romantic fluff, but highly entertaining and irresistibly cute.
Description of Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (Widescreen Edition)
Imagine meeting your favorite big-screen idol and he winds up idolizing you! That's what happens to Rosalee (Kate Bosworth, Blue Crush), a star-struck small-town girl, who wins a date with handsome Hollywood hunk Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel, TV?s Las Vegas). And while it may be Rosalee's dream-come-true, it means complete chaos for her best friend, Pete (Topher Grace, TV?s That ?70s Show). He's the boy back home who's deeply, hopelessly - and secretly -in love with her, too.To improve their client's tarnished image, the managers of movie heartthrob Tad Hamilton (TV star Josh Duhamel) trump up a contest in which an innnocent middle-American girl will win a date with the hunk. A West Virginia grocery clerk named Rosalee (Kate Bosworth, Blue Crush) wins, much to the dismay of her friend Pete (Topher Grace, Traffic), who's secretly in love with her. A summary of the romantic triangle that follows won't capture the charm of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!. Though formulaic in structure, the movie is constantly surprising and engaging in its details. All romantic comedies should have such a smart script, understated but spot-on acting (Grace, Bosworth, and Duhamel are delightful and given excellent comic support from Nathan Lane, Sean Hayes, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Gary Cole), and clean, clear direction (from the director of Legally Blonde, another formulaic but irrepressibly fun movie). --Bret Fetzer
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