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Andy FickmanCinematography:
Greg GardinerComposer:
Nathan WangCast:
Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Roselyn Sanchez, Kyra Sedgwick, Brian White, Hayes MacArthur, Morris Chestnut, Kate Nauta, Paige Turco, Jamal Duff (more)VOD (3)
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He had the perfect game plan. There's just one little problem... The Game Plan tells the story of rugged superstar quarterback, Joe Kingman (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), whose Boston-based team is chasing a championship. A “serial bachelor”, Kingman is living the ultimate fantasy: he’s rich, famous and the life of the party. But this dream is suddenly sacked for a loss when he discovers the seven-year-old daughter, Peyton (newcomer, Madison Pettis) he never knew he had - the product of a last fling before parting years ago with his young wife. Now, during the most important time in his career, he must figure out how to juggle his parties, practices and dates with the newfound ballet classes, bedtime stories and dolls that come with his daughter. Equally perplexed is his hard-edged mega-agent, Stella (Kyra Sedgwick), herself without a parental bone in her body. Despite the often hilarious misadventures that come with being a new father, Joe discovers that there’s more to life than money, endorsements and thousands of adoring fans: the love and care of one very special small fan is the only thing that matters. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
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Almost every single action star of the present day has been in some cutesy and positive Disney movie from the starry-eyed world of perfect people. The Rock couldn’t be an exception, and so after Walking Tall, he decided to visit the world of family movies in The Game Plan. And it’s not that bad. The whole American football environment somehow suits Dwayne. But what definitely doesn’t suit him is how relatively teeny he used to be a few years ago compared to how he looks now; and he was pretty jacked back then, too. But The Game Plan is okay. It isn’t amazing, but it isn’t that bad and compared to other movies with action heroes, it’s pretty fun to watch.
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A sports star who lives like an eternal bachelor - well, actually, he's still quite young - discovers he has an eight-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. The premise is a bit cliché, but there's not much that can be done about that. This is Disney, too. The Rock in the main role is the only highlight that I saw in this movie. It's pretty clear from the start how this is going to play out. First surprise, then rejection, but finally acceptance. Plus, of course, some highly emotional moments. It's a nice family movie, but this time it definitely doesn't meet the above-average standard for me.
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Great family comedy with the wonderful Rock and the adorable Madison Pettis. I laughed and cried too. Nice stuff (furnishings, etc.), which was nice to look at. The final dance was divine!
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This is not a movie, this is a weapon of mass destruction! I'd love to write that The Rock is such a likable guy that he could elevate even the worst movie, but unfortunately only part of that is true. He is really talented and incredibly likeable (and improving as an actor), but he could not save this screenwriting crap. It's a textbook of the most embarrassing clichés, where if you think of anything you've seen a hundred times before and don't like so much (which Red Dwarf parodies with gusto), it will be there. Nothing works here, the logic, the situational humour or The Rock's cute grimaces. The writers' strike in the flesh. These are the kind of "family movies" that are making big bucks in the United States today.
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