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75Here Common isn't called upon to do much heavy lifting in the acting department, but he plays well with Queen Latifah. Sure, the movie is a formula. A formula that works reminds us of why it became a formula.
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75The reason Just Wright works is simple. It finds ways to let familiar characters move around inside a familiar premise like living, breathing, likable human beings.
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75A very rare contemporary romantic comedy that doesn't succumb to terminal stupidity.
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75Michael Elliot, the Philadelphia native who wrote Just Wright as a vehicle for Latifah - and who was on set for most of the shoot - says that Common's earnestness, and eagerness, and his sense of responsibility in carrying the movie, were palpable.
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75The been-there, done-that nature of the plot doesn't take away from the undeniable sweetness found in Just Wright.
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75The movie is a rigged game of clichés and platitudes, but fans will be pleased by additional proof that Latifah is a lovable Queen but not a pampered princess.
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70Two hours of femmepowering wish fulfillment.
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65A film so tightly rigged that even its star's centrifugal charms can't keep you fully checked in.
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63If you can overlook that last little bit of sports fantasy, you just might like Just Wright.
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63Just Wright is as formulaic as they come, but at its core is a surprisingly tender romantic drama.
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60The chemistry between the leads is more cozy than sexy, but the biggest issue is Latifah's noticeable - and admirable - discomfort with the rom-com clichés found throughout Michael Elliot's screenplay.
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60A formulaic sports romance with the texture of a strawberry smoothie.
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60Painting by numbers often gets a bad rap: While it takes little originality to fill in the romantic-comedy blanks, even a simple, competent job can sometimes feel like a breath of fresh air.
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50It's one thing for a romantic comedy to be predictable - they all end at the same destination, after all. But it's quite another thing to be predictable at every twist and turn of the story.
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50Even within the most formulaic of genres, this Cinderella tale is uncommonly predictable.
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50Telegraphs its every move. There are simply no surprises.
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50With her (Latifah), Just Wright feels hampered by arbitrary contrivances; without her, it wouldn't be enough movie to exist at all.
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40That it squanders a terrific cast in the process -- one that also includes Common, Phylicia Rashad and Pam Grier -- makes it all the more disappointing.
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40Nothing seems real here, with everything too broadly drawn.
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Too much of this love triangle rings false.
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40Queen Latifah's warmth has boosted middling movies like "Beauty Shop" and "Last Holiday," but she and costar Common can't strike enough sparks to ignite this weak romantic comedy.
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38It's light in tone, feather-weight. But there aren't many laughs in it.
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38You can't just cast an appealing actress in the lead role -- in this case Queen Latifah ("Valentine's Day, " "The Secret Life of Bees") -- and expect her to do all the heavy lifting.
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30Pleasant but dull formula film.
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30Another movie, not as awful as this one, might one day find better use for the easygoing vibe between Queen Latifah and Common, the stars of Just Wright.
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25Nearly everything about Just Wright is just wrong.
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