Hitch - Popular Criticism

The reviews were extermly positive as most of the success lies in the cham of the both actors 'Will Smith' and ' Kevin James' for their performance.
However the following criticism was made about the chosen cast : Eva Mendes was given the role opposite Will Smith because the moviemaker was concered about the public's reaction if her part was given to an white or African American actress. His saying were that he feared that a black couple may put off the audience worldwide whereas an white/African American combo would create issues in the US.

By Jeannette Walls
updated 2:48 a.m. ET Feb. 24, 2005

“There’s sort of an accepted myth that if you have two black actors, a male and a female, in the lead of a romantic comedy, that people around the world don’t want to see it,” Smith told the British paper, the Birmingham Post while promoting the flick overseas. “We spend $50-something million making this movie and the studio would think that was tough on their investment. So the idea of a black actor and a white actress comes up — that’ll work around the world, but it’s a problem in the U.S.”