Win a Date with Tad Hamilton | | Cast : | Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel | | Director : | Robert Luketic | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | January 23, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | April 20, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | Not too clever romantic comedy | Content
 | When I saw that the movie was from the creators of Legally Blonde, I figured it would be original and hilarious, boy was I wrong. It is so ridiculously predictable, I mean they should have put a twist somewhere in the plot. The plot wasnt even that great. When Topher Grace was trying to show is affection for Kate Bosworth he was being too mean and way too obvious. I mean Kate Bosworth's character had to be stupid not to see that Topher was in love with her. Plus Bosworth's character was quiet annoying. Her hair was bothering me the whole movie, and that whole retainer thing at dinner was such a weird part. I agree with another review who said "what 22 year old would wear a retainer let alone take it out on a date with a moviestar" let alone on a date with a human, it was gross. I would not recommend this movie , entirely too predictable and too lame to enjoy. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | Great romantic comedy! | Content
| Being a fan of romantic comedies, I decided to watch "Win a date with Tad Hamilton!" and I was not disappointed with it in any way.
Tad Hamilton (played by Josh Duhamel) is the heartthrob of Hollywood. Girls love watching all his movies, including Rosalee (played by Kate Bosworth) and Cathy (played by Ginnifer Goodwin), two small-town girls from Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia. They drag Pete (played by Topher Grace), a close friend of theirs to watch all his movies, even though he detests them. Now, Tad is in a mess because of the paparazzi and therefore, his agent and manager invent a `Win a Date with Tad Hamilton' contest, for a charitable cause to clear his name. Rosalee enters the contest, and to her surprise, actually wins it. However, Pete is not as ecstatic as she is because he secretly loves Rosalee. What follows is a basic love triangle, ending withRosalee having to make the decision of choosing Tad or Pete.
Director Robert Luketic, who also directed the teen comedy "Legally Blonde", again did a good job in the movie, by smoothly taking us through the story. Kate Bosworth who looks adorable, acted really nicely as Rosalee Futch, and so did Topher Grace, and Josh Duhamel. I wish they had more scenes with Ginnifer Goodwin and Sean Hayes because they were really funny. The songs selected for the soundtrack for the movie also added well to the scenes!
Some of my favorite scenes include:
i. The scene where Pete is trying to compete with Tad in front of the girls at the farmhouse.
ii. Her date with Tad in the beginning
iii. The ending.
All in all, if you like watching light breezy romantic comedies, then you will definitely like this. If you liked this movie, other recommendations are: "13 going on 30", "Legally Blonde", and "Sweet Home Alabama". |
| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | Topher Grace Makes This Movie Great | Content
| Let me just say, ever since I saw my first episode of that 70s show, I was hooked. Topher was sweet, charming, and funny. I wanted to see something else with him in it. My mom rented Win A Date for me one friday night. It is about this girl who has been best friends with this guy (topher) for almost all of her life. When she wins a contest and goes on a date with hot Tad Hamilton, it soon turns into a contest between him and Topher, the prize, Rosie. Rosie makes a choice that will change everything she ever thought she wanted. I laughed, I cried, and I bought it off of [...]. I gaurentee you'll fall in love with this movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 18, 2005 | | Summary | Sugar And Spice And Everything Nice.... | Content
| That's what Kate Bosworth is made of. Though I rarely go for flicks like this, every once in awhile one of them comes along and pulls at that little lovestring in my cold, cold heart. Kate Bosworth was born to play Frasier's Bottom, WV native Rosalee Futch. She has that all-American, good girl look. Topher Grace was perfect in the role of her idiot/best friend/secret love interest Pete. Josh Duhamel plays teenage girl heart-throb Tad Hamilton with flair. The rest of the cast, especially Gary Cole, who comes very close to Eugene Levy-esque father-figure status, is superb. Sean Hayes and Nathan Lane play Hamilton's agent and manager, Richard Levy. Yeah, that's right, they have the same name but play separate characters. Kathryn Hahn turns in a great performance as the local wild bartender with the hots for Pete.
The story is typical of puppy love flicks. The girl is in love with an untouchable man who, by amazing circumstances, falls into her world and quickly falls in love with her. Of course, there's an average joe who has loved her forever but can't seem to let her know. You probably know the rest from here.
In short, this flick is a standard little love story that is sure to find its way onto the DVD player of every teenage girl sleepover party. Its got a hunk, a loveable nobody, and a non-threatening lead actress who is easy to like. It's rather standard, but it is worthy of a couple of viewings.
Though I wouldn't recommend it as a definite buy, if you like these kind of sappy love stories you might want to rent it. Probably more deserving of three-and-a-half stars than four, but still pretty good. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 10, 2005 | | Summary | So bad you wonder how it got made... | Content
| This movie is so ridiculous with so many unbelievable scenes that the only enjoyable aspect is laughing at how ridiculous it is. Based on the overall reviews I was expecting something a little more entertaining. Rosalee goes from taking her retainer out on her big date with Tad and placing it right at the table like a gawky 12 year old (she's 22 so she's a little old for retainers) to offering sage wise commentary with the next breath. Likewise, Tad is very polite and agreeable when Rosalee's buddy Pete busts in on him on the toilet in a restaurant and just sits there smiling while Pete lectures him. You can predict the rest of the plot from this point. |
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