求《The game plan》 的英文影评

求《The game plan》 的英文影评
求英文影评

Self-absorbed football star Joe "The King" Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is shocked when the daughter (Madison Pettis, “Cory in the House”) he never knew he had turns up on his doorstep. No one who's ever seen a movie before will be shocked when the adorable eight-year-old shows him there's more to life than supermodel girlfriends and multi-million dollar endorsement deals. Big question: When your life is all supermodel girlfriends and multi-million dollar endorsement deals who really wants an eight-year old screwing up the fun? Skip it: Every bit as painful as the trailers and ads suggest, this “Game Plan” comes from such a routine playbook that it would feel more at home on the Disney Channel than in theaters. Whether or not an unexpected shift to generic family-friendly territory boosts The Rock’s flagging film career (à la Vin Diesel in “The Pacifier”), this is just one more in a long line of creatively bankrupt choices for the former wrestler. Catch it: To see how Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) and Roselyn Sanchez (“Without a Trace”) spent their hiatuses away from their hit TV shows: as Kingman’s greedy agent and ballet teacher love interest, respectively. Fortunately they both have the small screen to fall back on. Bottom line: If Steve Martin (“Cheaper by the Dozen”) and Eddie Murphy (“Daddy Day Care”) can’t make these PG-rated assembly-line comedies any fun, what chance does The Rock have? Bonus: At least the movie has a few educational benefits: it’ll teach kids the correct pronunciation of Chanel and creative new uses for a BeDazzler. But we’re pretty sure they could get the same information by watching Bravo.] 比赛计划 The Game Plan review by Kevin Carr There seems to be a certain career path that muscle-bound heavies take. First, they come onto the scene as a villain, as Arnold Schwarzenegger did in The Terminator. Then, they step up to the action hero, as Schwarzenegger did with films like Commando. Then, they do the fish-out-of-water family comedy, as Schwarzenegger did with Kindergarten Cop. Dwayne €The Rock€ Johnson emerged from the WWE to be the villain in The Mummy Returns, then he became the action hero. Now is his time to do the family comedy with The Game Plan. In this film, The Rock plays Joe Kingman, one of the most popular characters in professional football. He’s at the top of his career, hoping to finally go to the championship game. However, one day a distraction lands on his doorstep, literally. A young girl named Peyton Kelly (Madison Pettis) shows up to announce that she’s the daughter he didn’t know he had. Suddenly, Joe’s life is swept into chaos. He tries to maintain his hip, popular bachelor life while taking care of his newly found daughter over the next few weeks. This puts a strain on his game as well as his personal life. However, Peyton’s got a heart of gold and shows him the joys of parenting. Walt Disney Studios has a grand tradition of both family films and inspirational sports movies. While The Game Plan goes more for the family than the sports crowd, it does offer a little something for everyone. In short, the dads in the family aren’t going to cringe throughout the movie as they might have done during High School Musical 2. Still, it’s best to look at The Game Plan as a big screen version of something made for the Disney Channel, only with The Rock instead of Zac Efron. If you’re into this sort of family fare, you will probably really enjoy the film. On the other hand, if you’re waiting with baited breath for the next Saw film, you might want to pass. Over the past few years, the Rock has been hit-and-miss with his films. For every Gridiron Gang, there’s a Rundown. He hasn’t become as big as Schwarzenegger (figuratively, at least), but he’s probably the only pumped-up action star out there that comes close to his charisma. Having seen The Rock do some entertaining diversions from his standard character, most notably a hilarious bit part in Be Cool (which was the only thing worthwhile in that film, by the way), it’s clear the guy has talent beyond being able to throw a football or hit a guy in the back of the head with a folding chair. He brings a lot of heart to this film. The only real weak link in the film, if you can get past the overly formulaic story, is Roselyn Sanchez as Peyton’s ballet teacher and Joe’s love interest. As appealing as Sanchez is to watch on screen, her character is dull and flat, even if she is not. The rest of the cast works as well. Young Madison Pettis, who is seen regularly on the Disney Channel’s Corey in the House, gives a more polished performance than she does on television. She’s got a career ahead of her as long as she doesn’t become obnoxious like Raven or psychotic like Lindsay Lohan. 比赛计划 The Game Plan review by Stephen Garrett Following in the testosterone-sculpted footsteps of Vin Diesel and the Governator, former WWE champ Dwayne Johnson tackles a Disney romp about a tyke-challenged muscleman. Fans of the Rock’s comic chops and considerable Samoan charm might be tickled by his turn as an egocentric quarterback suddenly confronted with an eight-year-old daughter he unwittingly fathered. But this Hail Mary pass at a pro-football family comedy fumbles logic and reason for the sake of sass attacks and trumped-up kiddie trauma. 比赛计划 The Game Plan review by Daniel Eagan Action hero Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tries to soften his image with The Game Plan, a treacly, predictable comedy that kids will like more than adults. Solid production values, settings that make use of both sports and dance, and a family-friendly storyline place it firmly within Disney's target market, although it will probably have more appeal for home viewers than with theatregoers. The plot, which saddles pro football quarterback Joe Kingman (Johnson) with an eight-year-old daughter, Peyton (Madison Pettis), feels like a throwback to an earlier generation of Disney films. Kingman is a would-be ladies' man and insufferable egomaniac who has alienated everyone in his life except a clueless model (Kate Nauta) and ruthless agent Stella Peck (Kyra Sedgwick). On the field, Kingman ignores his teammates for hot-dogging star turns. Although we're supposed to recognize that Kingman's life is empty without his own child to care for, his real problem seems to be his narcissism. Peyton, who tells Kingman that her mother is in Africa on a goodwill project, is guarded around the father she has never met. But his teammates fall for her immediately, and even Stella sees the financial possibilities her presence could bring. To gain his daughter's cooperation in endorsement deals, Kingman has to get her into a ballet school run by Monique Vasquez (Roselyn Sanchez). Screenwriters Nichole Millard and Kathryn Price draw some easy but still worthwhile connections between football and ballet, appealing to kids in both camps, and throw in some late twists that jeopardize the new relationship between Kingman and Peyton. But for the most part the script follows a well-worn path in which adult males are overgrown kids and the kids themselves have all the smarts. Andy Fickman directs in a broad, easygoing style, thankfully playing down gross-out jokes but never finding the real emotions at the core of the story. A college football star and one-time WWE stalwart, The Rock has seen his career progress from potential to parody in an alarmingly short time. Like Vin Diesel, he is in search of a new screen identity as well as moneymaking vehicles. With limited acting chops, he has to rely on presence more than technique, and has little sense of how to modulate his performing. He is too insistently "on" throughout the film, without being able to indicate an intelligence or sensitivity that could draw viewers to the character he is playing. He is also considerably better glowering than beaming, something The Game Plan fails to exploit very well. Instead, The Rock is called upon to sing, dance and do pratfalls, all of which leave him looking distinctly uncomfortable. The filmmakers have the sense to let the supporting cast do most of the heavy lifting. Although Sedgwick overacts to an embarrassing extent as a mercenary agent, Sanchez is an absolute delight as a feisty ballet teacher. And Madison Pettis, in her film debut, is a real find. Confident but not pushy, she delivers a wide range of expressions and attitudes that feel appropriate to her age. She makes this year's version of The Pacifier better than the ordeal it often threatens to become.