I like Queen Latifah. Her smile and attitude make her appealing. Most of the time, she’s not the leading lady. This time, she is in the spotlight as a romantic lead and she is amazing. She plays Leslie Wright, a happy-go-lucky physical therapist and a huge basketball fan who is having trouble finding a man who sees her as more than a friend.
Her leading man is Common, a rapper-turned-actor who often stars in films as a thug, such as in “Date Night.” Here he plays Scott McKnight, a star basketball player for the New Jersey Nets. I liked Common as a romantic lead; he was charming and a gentleman.
Phylicia Rashad (“The Cosby Show”) plays Scott’s mother. She was very good at being extremely protective of him. Another veteran actress in the film was Pam Grier (“Smallville”). She was great as Leslie’s mom, who wants to see her daughter happy. James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) plays Lloyd Wright, Leslie’s dad, who was trying to fix things around the house without much success but giving good fatherly advice.
One of my favorite up-and-coming if not already there actresses is Paula Patton, who was in “Precious.” She plays Morgan, a self proclaimed gold digger looking to become a NBA wife. She is cold and selfish.
The storyline goes like this: Leslie meets Scott at a gas station. He doesn’t know where the gas cap is and she helps. He invites her to a birthday party. She brings Morgan. Scott meets Morgan, who plays hard to get. She and Scott get together and start dating. Then Scott suffers a possible career-ending injury. Soon after that Morgan leaves him.
Leslie helps Scott recover from the injury. Of course, a hidden attraction to each other surfaces. Then, some sort of drama comes between them --which is the classic romantic comedy plotline. I will stop describing the scenario at that. Queen Latifah and Common have a good on-screen chemistry
“Just Wright” is predicable, as most romantic movies with the Cinderella elements are. But the Cinderella plot is one that continues to charm audiences, and if you’re looking for that kind of fun, this movie will do the trick.
Edited by Michele Ristich Gatts
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