The Game Plan (Full Screen Edition)
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• NTSC
In Theaters : 28 September, 2007
DVD Release : 22 January, 2008 |
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The Game Plan (Full Screen Edition) description
"When you look at me, what do you see?" pontificates football star Joe Kingman, then provides the answer: "Greatness." Well, clearly an ego like that needs to be brought down to size--pint-size. The winning family comedy The Game Plan has a whole lot going for it, including star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who's a natural comedic actor (and the camera loves him), and the young actress (Madison Pettis) who plays the daughter he didn't know he had, Peyton. The plot doesn't break much new ground, since many films have mined the territory of the self-indulgent child-adult who suddenly "inherits" a child (from Three Men and a Baby to Baby Boom to Big Daddy to Raising Helen). But thanks to the charismatic performance of Johnson, the film is winsome and uplifting. Johnson's comic timing and straight-man face are spot-on, as is his warm chemistry with the sweet-faced Pettis. Also giving notable performances are the lovely Roselyn Sanchez as Peyton's ballet teacher, and Kyra Sedgwick as Kingman's hard-nosed agent who's aghast at the appearance of an out-of-wedlock child. Children and adults both can enjoy the movie's warm-and-fuzzy moral of making family where you find it--or where it finds you. --A.T. Hurley |
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The Game Plan (Full Screen Edition) Customer Reviews
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Warm, Funny, Better than you Expect!
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Director Andy Fickman's "The Game Plan" is Disney through-in-through, so you can expect a happy ending, a lovable kid, a cute animal, and broad humor...but a terrific cast (headed by the surprisingly effective Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), lifts the film to a level where you don't have to have a kid to enjoy it!
Johnson's acting skills improve with each film he's in, and he has a real gift for comedy, as a likable, if egotistical football superstar who suddenly finds himself parenting a daughter he never knew he had (Madison Pettis, in her film debut). Pettis is a handful (I personally thought she was more than a bit obnoxious, early in the film), but gradually, the pair discover that in learning to share in each other's lives, they become better persons. While some of the comic situations seem contrived, a genuine warmth develops that had me smiling, by the film's conclusion.
A family comedy needs a great cast to 'work', and "The Game Plan" ensemble is exceptional, particularly Kyra Sedgwick, displaying a genuine comic flair, as Johnson's loyal (if calculating) agent, Morris Chestnut, his long-ignored wide receiver, Gordon Clapp, the plain-spoken coach, Paige Turco, as Pettis' understanding guardian, and Roselyn Sanchez (given an opportunity to display her remarkable dancing skills), as Pettis' sexy (if G-rated) dance instructor (the ballet sequences are very good, featuring the Boston Ballet in support). And, yes, Johnson's adorable dog is a scene-stealer, too!
I got a big kick out of the "I'm going to..." gag, as it not only took a jab at McDonald's (under a different name, of course!), but Disney World, as well (Disney kidding Disney? Who'd have thought it...)
"The Game Plan", to everyone's surprise, was one of 2007's biggest hits, which tells you the film had an appeal far broader than just 'family' audiences, and if you haven't seen it yet, check it out...I believe you'll find it a most enjoyable 110 minutes!
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