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Rich Bonaduce reviews “Just Wright”

Rich’s Quickie: Kinda wrong.

Wright: A well-intentioned movie trying to tell the story of when bad people get in the way of good people getting together.

Rong: So what goes wrong with just Wright? Overall, it’s yet another romantic comedy with very little romance or comedy. Most of the romantic moves of Common’s Scott McKnight are directed toward a gold-digger so obvious in her intentions that he’s GOT to be a dope for being duped. Queen Latifah’s Leslie Wright is such a push over that she puts up with the aforementioned friend’s shallow gold-digging for years; even after Morgan Alexander’s Paula Patton hijinks, Wright is still buddies with her. Perhaps the problem is that this romantic comedy is rated PG, and adult relationships can be messy – at least PG-13 rated, with more adult-oriented issues. But since everything might need to be “okay” in the end, the whole movie has no consequences – and hence no tension – whatsoever. It is bland and gutless with very little drama or surprises.
And for crying out LOUD can we please NOT have mid-thirties something women whose sole goal in life is get a man? What YEAR is this?

Movie Grade: C-

Rated PG for some suggestive material and brief language.

Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
Writen by: Michael Elliot (written by)

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