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.
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,
14 May 2010
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,
14 May 2010
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,
14 May 2010
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.