I have seen pretty much all films starring Queen Latifah, and think she is great in a comedy role. In my opinion Queen Latifah gives her characters a sparkle.
First let me tell you what the film is about. Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is a physical therapist who is hired, and ultimately fall is in love with, to help a basketball player Scott Mcknight (Common) recovering from a career threatening leg injury.
This is a sweet love story, that yes is a little predictable as it’s not that hard to know what comes next, but for me I didn’t care because I enjoyed the performances of Queen Latifah and Common. There is the right mix of low-key drama, witty comedy and romance. I felt that Queen Latifah really helped the film out, she made it good. It may sound like I am gushing over her as she is one of my fav actresses but with all honestly the film needed someone who is a strong performer to make the film less lack luster-y. Queen Latifah’s performance aside, the plot was very predictable and ‘seen it before a million times’ feel to it. The writing was somewhat lazy, there was no real punch to it, although it did have a few comedy moments, I don’t know if it’s the writing or the delivery from Queen Latifah.
I really believe that if anyone else played the part of Leslie Wright the film would just lose the plot, she made the film. I think you should see this movie, Queen Latifah gave a great performance and made the sweet love story sweeter. This may appeal more to the girls than guys unless the guys are Queen Latifah fans, then they will like it too.
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