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- Episodes featuring their films
- 7
- Movies in this archive
- 8
Rewatchables episodes featuring Will Smith’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (3)
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- Will Smith is repeatedly selected as the winner.
- Kevin James is repeatedly identified as a very close second. — Bill Simmons
- Smith’s established dominance is contrasted with Hitch serving as James’s breakout.
Podcast choices
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Best Double Feature
Focus; Six Degrees of Separation; Crazy, Stupid, Love.
In the discussion (3)
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- Focus is selected. — Van Lathan
- Six Degrees of Separation is proposed for another charming Will Smith performance.
- Crazy, Stupid, Love is proposed as the closest thematic pairing. — Mina Kimes
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
Hitch 2 with Will Smith returning from retirement.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:42Read transcript
- A sequel with Will Smith is endorsed.
- Hitch being drawn out of retirement is proposed to address Smith’s age.
- The current dating climate is argued to need Hitch’s approach.
- Smith’s post-Oscars career and age are discussed as practical complications.
Apex Mountain
Eva Mendes, Kevin James, and Amber Valletta: yes
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:55Read transcript
- Will Smith is placed below his late-1990s apex. — Bill Simmons
- Eva Mendes is placed at or near her apex.
- Kevin James is placed at his breakthrough apex.
- Benadryl is debated and rejected. — Van Lathan
- Jet skis are rejected in favor of Eastbound & Down and Miami.
- Amber Valletta is selected.
- Hair waxing is rejected because The 40-Year-Old Virgin did it better the same year.
- Ellis Island is rejected. — Bill Simmons
- Post-9/11 New York comeback movies are proposed, with Spider-Man as competition.
Half-Assed Internet Research
Ellis Island ancestry; Smith’s inability to swim; Eva Mendes in Miami; soundtrack; proposed Jets stadium.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:32Read transcript
- Will Smith reportedly resisted Ellis Island because Black Americans generally did not enter there; his producing partner’s family record changed his mind. — Bill Simmons
- Smith reportedly could not swim and wore a large life vest for the jet-ski work. — Bill Simmons
- Eva Mendes appearing in the Miami music video and Smith not remembering her are reported. — Bill Simmons
- The soundtrack’s Amerie and Beyoncé comparison is discussed as music lore. — Van Lathan
- Albert’s reference to the proposed West Side Jets stadium is retained as period research. — Bill Simmons
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Hitch is Will Smith’s fourth-best film; it may be his purest star performance; Eva Mendes should have remained in Fast & Furious.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:23:01Read transcript
- Hitch is ranked as Will Smith’s fourth-best movie behind Men in Black, Independence Day, and Bad Boys.
- Focus is ranked above Hitch by another participant.
- Hitch is proposed as Will Smith’s best or most representative pure movie-star performance.
- Eva Mendes leaving the Fast & Furious series after 2 Fast 2 Furious is called its biggest mistake. — Bill Simmons
- Replacing Michelle Rodriguez with Mendes from the first film is proposed and disputed. — Bill Simmons
- Keeping both women in the franchise is offered as the preferred alternative. — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Will Smith and Eva Mendes’s chemistry; the extended kiss lesson.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:14Read transcript
- Will Smith and Eva Mendes’s romantic chemistry is criticized as merely adequate. — Van Lathan
- Their chemistry is compared unfavorably with Smith and Margot Robbie and with Mendes and Ryan Gosling. — Van Lathan
- Will Smith and Kevin James are judged to have the movie’s strongest chemistry.
- The extended kissing lesson is criticized as overlong.
- The kissing lesson is defended as iconic and not bothersome.
- Another view says there are no weak links because the core actors are solid.
The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop
Usher’s Yeah!; Amerie’s One Thing; Motown opening songs.
In the discussion (4)
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- Usher’s Yeah! is selected.
- Amerie’s One Thing is praised as an important soundtrack choice.
- The opening Motown songs and John Legend cover are proposed.
- Will Smith personally obtaining Usher’s clearance is reported.
Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award
Will Smith being smooth; Vance Munson; a rom-com playing inside the rom-com.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:04Read transcript
- Will Smith’s smooth moments, especially rescuing Sara from Chip, are selected. — Mina Kimes
- Vance Munson is selected as an enjoyably pure villain.
- Sara watching Jerry Maguire inside this romantic comedy is selected. — Bill Simmons
Most Rewatchable Scene
Dance lessons and first date; Albert attacking Hitch; opening principles; bar; jet skis; wedding.
In the discussion (26)
Approx. transcript time · 00:40:34Read transcript
- The opening montage of Hitch’s principles is proposed.
- The broom metaphor is accepted as fine. — Bill Simmons
- The claim that communication is 30 percent tone and 60 percent body language is doubted. — Bill Simmons
- The rule that a woman’s best friend must approve is endorsed and debated through personal examples.
- The bar conversation and flashback are proposed. — Bill Simmons
- 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. — Van Lathan
- The Sunday timing is praised as a calculated way around Friday and Saturday refusal. — Van Lathan
- Hitch is said to use the walkie-talkie partly because Sara’s coworkers will hear and react. — Van Lathan
- The Hudson River jet-ski portion of the date is proposed. — Mina Kimes
- The Ellis Island reveal is proposed for its surprising butcher joke and Hitch’s planning failure.
- The early dance montage is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- The allergy scene is proposed; later, the food-allergy material is said not to work. — Bill Simmons
- Albert’s Knicks date and attempted kiss are proposed. — Bill Simmons
- The apartment food fight is proposed. — Van Lathan
- The food fight is separately criticized as aggression that would not play the same way now. — Van Lathan
- 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. — Mina Kimes
- 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. — Van Lathan
- The dance lesson intercut with Albert’s first date is the consensus selection. — Mina Kimes
Tom Arnold Award: Did the Second Guy Steal the Movie?
Kevin James nearly steals the movie from Will Smith.
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:17:39Read transcript
- Kevin James is proposed as nearly stealing scenes whenever he appears with Will Smith. — Van Lathan
- The dance lesson is offered as the clearest example because Smith plays straight man while suppressing laughter. — Mina Kimes
Who Won the Movie?
Michael Mann (over time); immediate vote split among Mann, Jamie Foxx, and Will Smith
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:58Read transcript
- The first choice is Michael Mann because his visual style drives rewatches.
- Jamie Foxx is proposed for his performance and the career springboard it provided. — Van Lathan
- A final view gives the contemporary moment to Will Smith but the lasting win to Mann.
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Films in the archive
Ali
2001
Bad Boys
1995
Enemy of the State
1998
Focus
2015
Hitch
2005
I Am Legend
2007
Independence Day
1996
Men in Black
1997