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Hitch

Most Rewatchable Scene

Hitch The Rewatchables

Dance lessons and first date; Albert attacking Hitch; opening principles; bar; jet skis; wedding.

All major set pieces are retained, with the dance-advice sequence receiving the strongest consensus.

In the discussion (26)
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  • The opening montage of Hitch’s principles is proposed.
  • The broom metaphor is accepted as fine.
  • The claim that communication is 30 percent tone and 60 percent body language is doubted.
  • The rule that a woman’s best friend must approve is endorsed and debated through personal examples.
  • The bar conversation and flashback are proposed.
  • Michael Rapaport’s single-scene role and unclear brother-in-law connection are separate observations about the bar sequence.
  • The Paula Patton bar appearance and her star potential receive extended praise.
  • Albert quitting in the boardroom while Hitch coaches from behind a door is proposed.
  • Hitch rescuing Eva Mendes’s character from Chip is proposed as a classic smooth entrance.
  • The walkie-talkie invitation is proposed.
  • The Sunday timing is praised as a calculated way around Friday and Saturday refusal.
  • Hitch is said to use the walkie-talkie partly because Sara’s coworkers will hear and react.
  • The Hudson River jet-ski portion of the date is proposed.
  • The Ellis Island reveal is proposed for its surprising butcher joke and Hitch’s planning failure.
  • The early dance montage is proposed.
  • The allergy scene is proposed; later, the food-allergy material is said not to work.
  • Albert’s Knicks date and attempted kiss are proposed.
  • The apartment food fight is proposed.
  • The food fight is separately criticized as aggression that would not play the same way now.
  • Speed dating is proposed.
  • A reported post-pandemic speed-dating resurgence undercuts the idea that the activity is purely a 2005 relic.
  • Will Smith and Eva Mendes are compared to two hot aliens placed among the speed-dating losers.
  • Hitch pleading for Albert on Allegra’s boat is proposed.
  • The wedding and end-credit dancing are proposed.
  • Hitch pleading Albert’s case before Albert attacks him is selected as the funniest moment.
  • The dance lesson intercut with Albert’s first date is the consensus selection.