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Director: Andy Fickman
Starring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sanchez, Morris Chestnut, Hayes MacArthur, Brian White
The wrestling Rock is back in the movie biz with this formula family film. The story is as simple as a Dr Seuss book, but more predictable. There are a couple chuckles and a couple sniffles. There is good energy, but the direction could have used more fire, particularly during the football scenes. The Rock does well in the gridiron dad role, and I think that he shows far more potential than the usual athlete/actor crossover guy. If only he could find a really good script….
Dwayne Johnson is Joe Kingman, a self-obsessed star quarterback with an ego that could nudge Donald Trump from the limelight. The Kingman’s moneyed, mad party world is tackled when an 8 year old girl (Madison Pettis), claiming to be his daughter shows up on his doorstep. The story takes a predictable line thorough cookie allergies, bedazzled footballs, and bubble bathes to the end zone, that you expected the whole time. There are some entertaining out takes during the end credits set to ’Hunk of Burning Love’that are worth watching.
The Game Plan is inoffensive light, familiar entertainment, that will probably hold most of its appeal for kids. Football-loving dads might prefer it over pony movies, but I can’t say much more than that.
