Just Wright
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| Directed by | Sanaa Hamri |
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| Written by | Michael Elliot |
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| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Editing by | Melissa Kent |
| Studio | Flavor Unit Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 14, 2010 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $21,570,263[1] |
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Common and Queen Latifah that tells the story of a physical therapist who falls in love with a pro basketball player.[2] The film received mixed reviews.
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[edit] Plot
Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is a straight-shooting physical therapist and die-hard basketball fan that is tired of being a guy's best friend. She and her god-sister, Morgan, are living together and Morgan wants to be an NBA trophy wife. After a Nets basketball game, Leslie helps star player, Scott McKnight (Common) at a gas station. He offers to open her door for her (showing her that he is a true gentleman) but the task proves difficult as the door to her old car is stiff and hard to open (as it seems she has a dent in the side of her door, she refuses to get fixed because her grandfather gave her the car and he had a dimple in his left cheek). He invites her to his birthday party, where she shows up with Morgan. He meets Morgan and suddenly takes an interest in her. After a quick relationship, Scott and Morgan end up being engaged. At the 2009 NBA All-Star Game (that was filmed at the Izod Center even though the game took place at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona in real life.), Scott becomes injured. The injury could possibly ruin his career. Morgan suggests that he enlist the help of Leslie, since she did not approve of his previous physical therapist, Bella Goldsmith, due to her good looks. As a result, Leslie moves into their home. Rumors circle that Scott's career would end quickly if he did not recover by the playoffs, which causes Morgan to leave Scott through a letter. Scott becomes extremely upset, discouraged to continue recovery. Leslie encourages him and helps him get back in the game, and the two of them grow closer while she nurses him back to health. Scott is able to return to the NBA right before the playoffs. Initially, he is apprehensive and plays poorly until Leslie encourages him. He then makes the winning shot. Scott thanks Leslie profusely and offers to take her out to a nice dinner. After the dinner, Scott surprises Leslie with a completely remodeled car (he kept the dent in the car door by having butterfly doors installed in the car). Leslie thanks Scott with a quick kiss which he returns with a passionate kiss. Leslie and Scott spend a romantic evening together, but Leslie wakes up to Morgan at Scott's door hoping to reconcile. Leslie quickly moves out as Scott and Morgan reunite. At dinner, Scott notices that Morgan is shallow since she knows many types of expensive champagne while Leslie did not mind eating from a food truck. At an televised interview, Scott informs the host that Leslie was more than a physical therapist as she managed to make the worst three months of his life, the best three months of his life. Scott (and Morgan) then realize that Scott is in love with Leslie. Morgan understands and informs Scott that Leslie is meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers - because Leslie helped Scott recover in such a short amount of time, many teams offered her the position as an athletic trainer. Leslie was seriously considering Sixers because she could not work for the Nets and with Scott. Scott finds her in Philadelphia and expresses his love for her. When they are shown a year later, Leslie is working as the Nets athletic trainer and they are married.[3]
[edit] Cast
- Queen Latifah as Leslie Wright-McKnight
- Common as Scott McKnight
- Paula Patton as Morgan Alexander
- Phylicia Rashad as Ella McKnight
- James Pickens Jr. as Lloyd Wright
- Pam Grier as Janice Wright
- Mehcad Brooks as Angelo Bembrey
- Laz Alonso as Mark Matthews
- Michael Landes as Nelson Kaplan
- Dwyane Wade as Himself
- Dwight Howard as Himself
- Mike Fratello as Himself
- Stan Van Gundy as Himself
- Kenny Smith as Himself
- Marv Albert as Himself
- Rashard Lewis as Himself
- Chris Paul as Himself
- Rajon Rondo as Himself
- Stuart Scott as Himself
- Bobby Simmons as Himself
- Elton Brand as Himself
- Jalen Rose as Himself
- LeBron James as Himself
- Mike Golic as Himself
- Doris Burke as Herself
- Mike Greenberg as Himself
- Peter Hermann as Dr. Taylor
- Leo Allen as Paul
- Terrence Blanchard as Jazz Musician
- KhaVaughn Love as Carmelo Anthony
- Jim Sann as Himself & Nets Head Coach
- John Legend as Himself
[edit] Reception
Just Wright has received mixed reviews. The film currently[when?] has a 45 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4] Roger Ebert gave the film 3 stars out of 4.[5]
It debuted[when?] in 1,831 theatres at #4 with an opening gross of $8,284,989[citation needed] well below most critics expectations of having an opening better than ten million.[citation needed] The film stayed in theatres 47 days, the equivalent of 6.7 weeks.[6]
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- ^ "Just Wright (2010)". rottentomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/just_wright/. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ "Just Wright". Chicago Sun-Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100512/REVIEWS/100519989. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
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[edit] External links
- Official
- Database
- Just Wright at AllRovi
- Just Wright at Box Office Mojo
- Just Wright at the Internet Movie Database
- Just Wright at Rotten Tomatoes
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