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Starring: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr., Phylicia Rashad
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri

More often cast in sassy supporting roles, Queen Latifah is appealing as a romantic lead, offering an alternative image of what kind of girl able to get the guy. Unfortunately, in her first straight romantic, the feisty side of her personality has been benched in favor of likeability.

Latifah certainly is likable as Leslie Wright, a physical therapist who owns her own fixer-upper and drives a beat-up vintage Mustang. Everybody likes Leslie,  such as the blind date she meets early in the film. But after enjoying a lovely evening together, during which they talk and laugh and fantasize about the future, he suggests he's less interested in dating her than hanging out. It's a line she's heard before --- over and over again --- and, at 35, she's pretty much resigned she might never find "the one."

Meanwhile, her gorgeous godsister Morgan (Paula Patton) crashes at Leslie's while hatching plans to snag an NBA star for a husband. She gets her shot when Leslie runs into Nets guard Scott McKnight (Common) at a gas station and secures an invite to his birthday party. There, Morgan lays her snare, and soon the couple are dating.

When Scott suffers a career-threatening injury, Leslie is brought on to whip him back into playing shape. And, as his franchise threatens to trade him away, Morgan has second thoughts about their future together, opening the door for Leslie to step out of her lifelong friend's shadow.

Playing ball with Latifah, Common and Patton are NBA stars alike Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard and ESPN analyst Stuart Scott, lending veracity to the story. And director Sanaa Hamri brings energy to the film, particularly in her use of split screen.

Meanwhile, the attraction of Latifah in a role alike this is her ability to bring attitude. Unfortunately, she doesn't. It's a testament to Patton's performance that Morgan isn't completely unlikable, but her behavior is disgusting. That Leslie doesn't rat her out to Scott is the right call, but it's disappointing that she remains friends with her. And when Leslie warns Scott, "You're gonna hate me by the time this is over," we believe she's going to kick his butt in the gym, Jillian Michaels-stye, but in reality she's a softie. When she dumps a bucketful of ice on her self-pitying client, he gets what he deserves, but the promise of that wakeup call is broken by a lot of coddling.

More disappointing, as their relationship grows --- even as it remains platonic --- Scott and Leslie develop a bond that should pay off when he gets back out on the court. By this time the Nets are in the playoffs and they need their team leader, but he's still favoring his knee. There's an opportunity here for Leslie to give him a pep talk about fear and trust, showing him how to lean on her metaphorically just as he has been physically for so numerous months. "The Blind Side" nailed this moment when Leigh Anne Tuohy tells Michael Oher, "When you look at [your quarterback], think of me." "Just Wright" screenwriter Michael Elliot, though, whiffs it, shooting an air ball on what should have been a slam dunk. It's a missed opportunity representative of what the entire film lacks: "Just Wright" passes the ball when it should take it to the hole.

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