Fresh
I like this movie a lot.
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
Just Wright
In this game every shot counts.
2010 · 1h 41m · PG
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Sanaa Hamri
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Just Wright
Overview
Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. All goes well and soon Leslie finds herself falling in love with him. Just as their friendship deepens, however, Scott focuses his attention back on his tenuous relationship with his ex-fiancé Morgan, Leslie's gorgeous godsister, who would love to be the basketball player's trophy wife.
Director and cast
- Sanaa Hamri Director
- Queen Latifah as Leslie Wright
- Common as Scott McKnight
- Paula Patton as Morgan Alexander
- James Pickens Jr. as Lloyd Wright
- Phylicia Rashād as Ella McKnight
- Pam Grier as Janice Wright
- Laz Alonso as Mark Matthews
- Mehcad Brooks as Angelo Bembrey
- Michael Landes as Nelson Kaspian
- Dwight Howard as Dwight Howard
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
47%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Technically speaking, this is a romantic sports comedy. We don't get many films in which these elements work well as a team.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Intersperses the suds with zippy basketball sequences that feature NBA pros, and a hip-hop soundtrack that steers the film to a mild, steady beat.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
You can almost see the studio accountants counting the demographic hot spots Just Wright should connect with as the movie reels by.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Just Wright is an easy enough way to pass an afternoon, and it is refreshing to see a plus-sized woman on screen that isn't, for one second, fretting about her weight.
Mary F. Pols, MSN Movies
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