My girlfriend and I went to see Just Wright with Common, Queen Latifah & Paula Patton last night. She absolutely loved it. I thought it was okay.
The Good: Lots of attractive people in it. Paula Patton (for the fellas). Dwight Howard (for the ladies). Positive depiction of an NBA player. Common’s character is very down to earth. He’s very close to his mother (Phylicia Rashaad) and is quite the gentleman. He’s not a womanizer, even though he’s extremely smooth.
The Bad: The storyline. What’s likelihood of a franchise NBA player choosing Paula Patton (even though she’s a golddigger) for Queen Latifah, Patton’s Godsister with a heart of gold). I hate how movies, almost always make good looks and a great personality mutually exclusive.
The Ugly: The acting. Common is one of my favorite emcees, but he’s a pretty bad actor. This isn’t a small role in Smoking Aces or Wanted; Common was the star in this film.
Even though I thought the movie was okay, I still support it because there’s a deficiency of romantic comedies with a majority Black cast. If I’m not mistaken, the last one before this was The Last Holiday with Queen Latifah (again) and LL Cool J (another rapper).
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