Just Wright

Sure, the movie is a formula. A formula that works reminds us of why it became a formula.

Likeable turns from Queen Latifah, Common and Pam Grier elevate the fairly rote material - no big surprises here - into a fun, basketball-based spin on the romantic-comedy.

...a functional but stolid lovey-dovey tale in which two rappers-turned-actors lend a dash of charm to flavorless fairy-tale material.

Testing the versatility of Queen Latifah’s appeal has become something of a cultural, platform-hopping pastime...

...is two hours of femmepowering wish fulfillment...