The Game Plan (2007)

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Directed by Andy Fickman.

Starring Morris Chestnut, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sanchez, The Rock, Madison Pettis.

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Gridiron Gang star The Rock picks up the pigskin once again for this sports-themed family comedy concerning a football superstar who abandons the gridiron to answer the call of fatherhood after learning that he has a daughter he never knew. Kyra Sedgwick stars as the professional athlete's ruthless agent who would rather see her client scoring touchdowns than cementing familial bonds, and Nichole Millard teams with Kathryn Price to pen the screenplay. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Eli Roth Surrenders to Your Kids
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"It happens eventually to every filmmaker and actor associated with R-rated movies*, and now Eli Roth, the “torture porn auteur” who gave us Hostel and Hostel II, is making the transition to family-friendly fare — in order to make the kids happy, of course. No, it has nothing to do with the money, which comes more easily with younger-targeted, lower-rated releases (especially when your last movie disappoints). It has to do with the realization that kids don’t have enough movies made for them, and they’d apparently like to see what Eli Roth’s talent is like. Only, up until now, they haven’t been allowed. As Roth defends the move: “Everyone I know has been saying ‘When are you gonna do a movie my kids can see?’ And finally, I’m gonna make a movie that 13-year-old kids can see.” The movie, which Roth is still scripting, is described as being inspired by Cloverfield and Transformers, with all the “mass-destruction” and “chaos and pandemonium” that would entail. But it won’t be too scar ... " [More]

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"Don't get me wrong; it's terrific acting all around, and a fairly good couple of stories (clashed together ... sort of 'I wonder what happens if ... oh ...")If it had come out before the WEDDING CRASHERS-gang had written The Comebacks, The Game Plan is one of the movies that would've had its three-minute spoof there.If it hadn't been out by then, I guess I'll have to get my mind started on another 'idea ahead of its time'-script for the Farrellys to reject!As I can see from the Community rating, the 'experts' (who all have faith in Hollywood enough to see each "project" through) know that--while it is a worthy brick in the wall--it's still just 'another brick in the wall.'Non-experts (or "most people") don't want 'another brick in the wall.' They each have at least a wall-full of those at home (a.k.a. 'books').Yes; with this movie, I would also much rather close my eyes and remember how ... " [More]

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