Summer Catch (2001) User Reviews

Corny beyond belief, but strangely enjoyable at the same time, it's got a weird charm that is hard to resist.

[callanvass · 6/10 · 23 September 2013]

(Plot) A very skilled, but troubled pitcher falls in love with a rich girl (Jessica Biel) The family of the rich girl doesn't approve. Can Freddie Prinze focus to achieve his dreams of pitching in the majors, and win the heart of the woman he loves?

OK. So sue me. I actually had a fairly good time with this movie. I am by no means a fan of Freddie Prinze Jr. He is tolerable here though, and didn't embarrass himself at least. The story is very predictable. You know the drill with these types of films, but it's done in an enjoyable way, so it doesn't really matter in the whole scheme of things. Most Rom-Com's are recycled these days, so I just kick my brain to the curb, and try and enjoy them. What else can you really do? Jessica Biel is great to look at, and does decent as the love interest. I wouldn't say she was great, but she held her own. Matthew Lillard steals some scene's he is in as the loudmouth buddy. Brittany Murphy has a hilarious scene with Freddie Prinze. I won't spoil it, but she was terrific.

Final Thoughts: I don't remember a whole lot about this movie, but I remember enjoying it much more than I thought I would. The cast is game, and I couldn't help but like it. It's not great, but you could do a lot worse for Rom-Com's; worth a look!

6/10

A delightful interlude of no redeeming value.

[acearms · 6/10 · 9 January 2004]

A care free movie about the love of base ball and the opposite sex. Well, Freddie Prinze is the hot shot pitcher trying to make his mark in life while mowing lawns. Along comes Jessica Biel and he is head over heels in love. Playing base ball and making the big time is his goal, but the super rich father of the opposite sex has other diabolical plans and doesn't want the guy who mows the lawn involved with his daughter. But as happens, love congers all and Freddie and Jessica are united in the end. Ad nauseum. Predictable. But a lighthearted movie and worth the time to watch.

Worn plot, tepid romance

[FlickJunkie-2 · 5/10 · 19 January 2002]

`Summer Catch' gets points for trying hard, but it is saddled with so many liabilities that it crashes and burns without getting much altitude. The script is a mish mash of tired themes. Small town boy makes good meets boy from the wrong side of the tracks meets baseball underdog gets big break. The film tries to bill itself as another `Bull Durham' but it has none of the subtlety, comedy or insider perspective of that film. Mostly this is just another lightweight Freddie Prinze, Jr. romantic comedy where Jessica Biel is the catch of the day.

Prinze plays his standard romantic hero role and tries to throw in some baseball. He is fair at both but keeps getting outshined by his supporting cast. I've never really understood the big sensation over Jessica Biel. She shows in this film that her acting is far inferior to her looks. Biel and Prinze interact like marble statues, nice to look at but no chemistry whatever.

The best performances were given by supporting cast members. Fred Ward does a terrific job as Ryan's dad. Brian Dennehy is always fabulous in supporting roles and does not disappoint as the coach of the A's. Brittany Murphy does a fantastic wild thing, with a provocative earthiness that is simultaneously seductive and cute.

There is not much substance here. The baseball scenes are weak and the romance is tepid. The film has some endearing moments but fails to distinguish itself except that it gets goofy far too often. I rated it a 5/10. Fans of Prinze and Biel will enjoy seeing them look sexy for an hour and three quarters. Others might want to miss it.

Poop on a stick

[poop-7 · 6 December 2001]

Honestly, this movie would be all right in my book if they would have taken out all the jokes making fun of overweight women and the gratuitous sexual content. It would have been a nice family movie. But no, they had to go and make it crude, and now I've lost all respect for Brittany Murphy! When will they make a movie that's suitable to watch with my little sister? Probably never.

The best Freddie Prinze movie I've ever seen! *SPOILERS*

[FeverDog · 4/10 · 16 July 2002]

Well, this IS better than SHE'S ALL THAT and DOWN TO YOU, right?

After reading all the harsh words here slung at SUMMER CATCH, I had to contribute some levity. Yeah, the baseball scenes are edited to avoid showing actual baseball mechanics, but does that really matter in a movie like this? Some of the baseball action with Freddie Prinze was almost exciting, and this is the first time I can honestly put "Freddie Prinze" and "exciting" in the same sentence without inserting "not" between them. (Please note, I wrote "almost.")

Let's now get the negativity out of the way. First, I couldn't believe all the sex play in this PG-13 movie (which replaces COYOTE UGLY on the top of the Jack Valenti Wall of Shame). I'm no prude, but this movie deserves an R-rating for its lewd beer-pouring moments alone. And speaking of sex, while Beverly D'Angelo cucumber-loving den mother looked fantastic in this movie, her role here was an uninspired retread of similar characters from BULL DURHAM and YOUNGBLOOD. And what was with that guy who dug, well, "a whole lotta woman"? He made some comment about admiring guys' butts, but that quasi-queer angle never made a second appearance. Yep, SUMMER CATCH is PG-13. (And ALMOST FAMOUS gets an "R." Someone please explain this inconsistency!)

So, anyway, besides all that, there's also the laundry list of ancient clichés: Overcoming parental loss, losing one's virginity to an older woman, the stoner peanut gallery, the cute kid, love crossing class boundaries, climbing from despair to victory, winning the Big Game, and, finally, Freddie Prinze is a Really Nice Guy while Sidekick Matthew Lillard Provides Comic Relief. And who could sleep while being soaked by a sprinkler? And the diction of Freddie's brother for some reason reminded me of Steve from SEX AND THE CITY;

The soundtrack is filled with forgettable rock tunes and a score inexplicably reminiscent of the music in THE LAST SEDUCTION. And with all the product placement here, was this movie sponsored by the Samuel Adams brew company?

So, why don't I hate this movie? I dunno, maybe since I watched the sleazy SWORDFISH earlier in the evening and most any movie would look better after that crap. Or maybe because of the unexpected Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey and Beverly D'Angelo cameos (Ellen Griswold never looked so fine), or since our hero made his big-league debut with Philadelphia (I was raised in South Jersey and will always be a Phillies Phan). Like I already said, some of the baseball stuff is kind of fun despite the sleight-of-hand direction. And, hey, I'm the guy who likes THE FAN; maybe I just cannot totally trash any baseball movie. No, not even FOR LOVE OF THE GAME, which resembles SUMMER CATCH in that both movies should have kept their stories on the field and dropped their goopy romantic subplots.

4/10

Oh no not another rom com

[pshermanwallabywaysydney · 2/10 · 19 February 2006]

The ads for the film looked alright so I thought I would give it a shot because I like Freddie prize junior . I love romantic comedies but this is just so predictable. How many more movies do we have to put up with where the main character has to achieve something great and/or is soul searching. Then suddenly they find all they are looking for in a gorgeous member of the opposite sex. Then they face some huge problem and then just right at the end all their problems disappear. Does that sound familiar to anyone? But basically for anyone who hasn't seen the film its about a guy Ryan (Freddie) who wants to succeed at baseball. He has some problems at home with his dad and brother. He meets Jessica Biel and they fall in love. Her parents have some problems with him as he's poor but in the end they decide to stay together.

Usual plot, usual movie

[Tom_Smith · 5/10 · 5 January 2004]

Yesterday I watched this movie in Pay-TV - okay, it just happened because of Jessica Biel, and in two scenes... whoa!

The movie is a mixture of an usual Teenie-Lovestory and an usual Sports Drama. All of it you have seen a thousand times in other movies and when you watch the first five minutes, you know how this movie ends.

I'm rating it 5/10.

Biel and Summer Catch are Hot....

[umassjsp · 7/10 · 11 May 2003]

I grew up on Cape Cod. First of all Summer Catch was filmed in North Carolina not the Cape. One Crazy Summer (John Cusack/Demi Moore) was filmed in my hometown on the Cape but I hear the unions make it near impossible to film in Massachusetts now. Some of the pictures of fields and buildings were really from Chatham however. Much of Summer Catch rings true. Very few Cape kids actually have ever played in the Cape League. It is elite baseball. The summer on the Cape is full of babes and booze just like the film shows. The rich of the rich have summer homes on Cape Cod (like Rand in the film)and I was a "lawn boy" just like Freddie Prinz back in the 80s but not good enough to make the Cape League baseball. I could relate to this film and enjoyed it thoroughly. It brought me back to the parties and warm summer nights on the Cape that have a feeling like no where else on Earth. Rent it or catch it on HBO like I did. As for Ms Biel I am a fan for life and I hope she has a great career and maybe comes down to the Cape and parties with us sometime. She burns up the screen. I saw Scooby Doo before this film so seeing Shaggy catching and Fred pitch it made movie a little funny and I ws waiting for Scooby to run on field. Final Analysis...Summer Catch is a Grand Slam!!!

pretty awful

[ivko · 3/10 · 6 October 2018]

I'd never seen this movie, but I'd heard of it as the movie that kind of kicked off Freddie Prinze Jr's career, so when I saw that it was available on Netflix I thought I'd give it a watch. It's not very good.

The movie has a number of charismatic actors that should have made it a better movie, but the tone of the film is all over the map making it kind of a mess. The movie just seems like it can't quite decide what it wants to be: a sports flick, a romantic comedy, a film about class struggles, or a raunchy sex film. It tries to be all of these things and ends up not really succeeding at any of them.

The dialogue is almost entirely stilted and awkward, making it frustrating to watch; it often feels like the direction for the actors was "just go out there and be moody and obnoxious". Jokes frequently don't land, or in the case of a whole line of fat-girl jokes, haven't aged very well. And then every once in a while there is a big over-the-top emotional scene where they chew the scenery trying to be overly dramatic that feels unearned.

The one positive thing I can say is that the cast is really easy on the eyes, particularly Jessica Biel who is about as beautiful as a woman can get in this movie. It's too bad, it feels like a missed opportunity. If they had just tightened up the script and focused the story it might have been halfway decent. But as it is it isn't worth watching even for free.

Attractive Cast, Funny Scenes, Then Why is it so PLODDING?

[Bob-45 · 6/10 · 24 January 2002]

`Summer Catch' is yet ANOTHER `coming of age' movie, albiet with a attractive cast and some pretty funny humor. Freddie Prinze, Jr. leads an attractive, talented cast in a story which is one third `Bull Durham, one third `Porky's' and one third `every boy from the wrong side of the tracks meets rich girl movie you've ever seen." Considering it's pedigree, it's surprising this movie was made within the bounds of a PG-13 rating. Perhaps, that's part of the problem. Just when you are expecting it to open up and get REALLY raunchy, it backs away. Certainly, there is NO problem with the cast. Freddy Prinze, Jr. is quite earnest as Ryan Dunne, the `yard boy' turned pitcher; however, despite the slight accent, he's not particularly believable as an Irishman. As Prinze's love interest, Tenley Parrish, Jessica Biel brings the same qualities to the screen as Jamie Lee Curtis, in more ways than two. Once you get past the stunning figure (well showcased, briefly, in a bikini), you realize she's a real person, and a quite likeable one. Matthew Lillard is very funny as Billy Brubaker, as is Marc Blucas as Miles Dalrymple, Gabriel Mann as Auggie and Jed Rhein as Pete. Brittany Murphy makes an appropriately "local bar tramp," and Beverly D'Angelo (an incredibly well preserved 48) as the movie's `Mrs. Robinson'. Zita Gray is cute as Jessica Biel's little sister, Katie. Even Randi Layne makes a favorable impression in a VERY small role as Jessica's mother. Please don't let me forget the contributions of Brian Dennehy, Fred Ward, Bruce Davison and Jason Getrick.

One of the BIG problems with `Summer Catch' is the repetitiveness of the subplotting. You don't get just ONE example of the `boy virgin meets ‘Mrs. Robinson,' you get FIVE. The same goes for the `big talk about your career problems scene,' `local bar tramp causes the jock to miss his appointment,' etc. Perhaps that's why the movie seems overlong, which is a killer for a comedy. HOWEVER, I can't remember another movie I've seen recently in which I can remember the names of so many of the characters. That counts for a lot with me...

This is a bland exercise with points of interest.

[labebe · 4/10 · 25 August 2001]

The first aired previews of Summer Catch only showed the bits with Freddie Prinze , Jr. and Jessica Biel and those did not interest me. Only when I saw that the movie cast included Matthew Lillard, Marc Blucas, and Brittany Murphy did I even want to see it. I had low expectations from the outset and so I wasn't disappointed when the bulk of the movie centered on two very attractive, terribly blank actors such as Jessica Biel and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Mr. Prinze seems like a nice enough guy, but he does not project real emotion. Ms.Biel is appealingly American in her stance but her acting lacks conviction.

The script for the movie is pretty banal. The viewer doesn't really care about the primary and secondary struggles of the central characters because we absolutely know that things will work out just fine.

The parts that showcase the rest of the cast are pretty fun. Matthew Lillard is fabulous. Marc Blucas is charming with his affection for chubby chicks. Brittany Murphy is great, as ever. It was nice to see Brian Dennehy, Fred Ward, and Jason Gedrick, though the inconsistent New England accents were kind of pointless.

Matt Rhoades

[cvillesmb · 9/10 · 1 March 2015]

I like this movie because i can relate to it and it is a baseball movie.. this is what all baseball players wish to do is to play in the cap code league in the summer after collage baseball season ends. so i like it cause it is a dream i and most baseball players can dream for and this movie explains what the cape is like. also it is somewhat of a romantic movie and the girl that the guy falls in love with is pretty smoking hot.. which is a plus while you are watching the movie. another reason why this movie is good is because it is funny at some points and you feel good for the guy when he is pitching. so this movie is a plus for me and fun to watch on summer nights

Youth antics, baseball and romance with Freddie Prince Jr. and Jessica Biel

[Wuchakk · 7/10 · 12 December 2015]

While a Cape Cod baseball prospect with hopes for the Major League lands a gig playing for the Chatham Athletics (Freddie), his potential girlfriend (Biel) is pressured by her pompous father (Bruce Davison) to move to San Francisco and work for a firm. Brian Dennehy plays the no-nonsense coach while Matthew Lillard, Brittany Murphy, Corey Pearson and Wilmer Valderrama play various youths. Fred Ward and Jason Gedrick are on hand as the father and brother of the protagonist.

"Summer Catch" (2001) is essentially a baseball version of "Youngblood" (1986), "Varsity Blues" (1999) and "The Program" (1993). It's not as good as "Varsity Blues," but it's arguably superior to "The Program." Sure, it's predictable in some ways, but everything clicks for an entertaining coming-of-age flick: cast, story, acting, locations, cinematography, music and editing.

Biel shines on the feminine front in several notable scenes while Beverly D'Angelo still sizzles at 49 years-old in a small role; and Brittany is nothing to sneeze at. I'm at a loss as to why "Summer Catch" is so reviled.

The film runs 108 minutes and was shot in Southport, North Carolina.

GRADE: B.

Baseball is better without the romance

[knyventura · 5/10 · 25 August 2001]

Summer Catch is a romantic comedy about a local college baseball player (Freddy Prinze Jr.) playing in the Cape Cod baseball league, who falls in love with a rich girl, Tenley Parrish (Jessica Biel), who is home in cape cod for the summer and is going to leave to San Francisco to work for her rich uncle because her father told her to. The Cape Cod Baseball league is a league of the finest college baseball players who are bought together to play in a summer league using wooden bats. These players are usually close to making the Major League and getting paid. It is said that 1 out of 6 major league players has played in the Cape Cod league. Many scouts come to watch these games. Prinze plays the baseball player Ryan Dunne who is a Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde type pitcher. He always starts the game well but ultimately comes to the point where he loses his focus and blows it. Prinze is always seen as a failure to his father and his brother. They think that he will end up cutting grass for his father for the rest of his life. Jessica Biel, has rich parents and can have whatever she wants. She falls in love with Ryan Dunne and is caught between choosing her fathers wishes, moving to San Francisco and working for her uncle, or staying with Ryan whether he makes it to the big leagues or not. At first Ryan is not a hit with some of his teammates such as the Dodger Blue, Eric Van Leemer, who turned down a 2 million dollar contract. Eric acts kind of a character foil for Ryan. They are both off the wall pitchers, Eric has a glove that is different colors and has flames, while Ryan just blows up on the field but Ryan found his success in the end by working hard at it. Eric just always had the talent and never had to look deeper to find his pitching groove. But Ryan becomes good friends with his other teammates such as Billy "Bru" Brubaker, Miles Dalrymple and Mickey "Domo" Dominguez (Wilmer Valderama). The movie does have its funny moments such as the times that Ryan and Bru wear the thongs or how Domo's "baseball mother" loves the young cape cod baseball players and gives Domo his own private show which involves a cucumber (lets leave it at that). But baseball and love stories do not mix. The movies ending is horrible, just as the final baseball game gets to its climax, Ryan is 2 outs away from the baseball Mecca of achievements for a pitcher, a no-hitter, he leaves it for Tenley Parrish. I just feel that he should have at least pitched the no-hitter instead of taking himself out. In the end, Ryan Dunne did make the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies, and ironically, he still has the destruction point in the big leagues because he gives up a homer. After watching this movie, writers have found a way to turn the American pastime game of baseball into a chick flick.

Summer Flu

[tedg · 25 February 2002]

Spoilers herein.

A screenwriter has a rather big back of bag of tricks. Poor writers rely on only one or two of them. Here, the one trick is structuring around big speeches. You know the kind: each character in turn gives a pseudoShakespearian moment where grand expositions are made of life and the situation.

These speeches are pretty dreary and doom the film well before the inept actors get them.

stupid, horrible, but it has Biel

[twalker · 3/10 · 9 July 2002]

I'm gonna make this short and sweet. Stupid, inane dialog, ridiculous stereotypical characters, predictable story, horrible acting. I would have given it a 1, but Jessica Biel is worth 2 points by herself so I gave it a 3. She is the only reason to watch this awful excuse for a movie.

Freddie Prinze Jr. does it again.....

[tripper0 · 2/10 · 17 September 2001]

Yes, Freddie Prinze Jr. has done it again. He has made another monstrosity of a movie. In all fairness, however, it would be unfair to place all of the blame of Prinze himself. There are of course other people to blame, for instance the screen writer and the director. But Prinze and his co-stars have to take a lot of the blame as well.

First of all, what to say about Prinze. This is another fantastic performance in the fine tradition of his other great works, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Wing Commander, the absolutely horrid Boys and Girls, and about anything else he is in.(The House of Yes, and She's All That, are exceptions) First of all he can't act. He is supposed to have an accent, or he isn't, I'm not that positive because it comes in and out. In certain scenes it is very evident, and in others it is non-existent. And in any scene that requires real emotion, well, I challenge you to not burst out in laughter. It is hard.

His main co-star, Jessica Biel does little here to further her career. She cries a lot, and spurts out cliched dialogue that should drive anybody up the wall. The rest of the actors, Lilliard, Blucas and Valderrama are sorely underused. What dialogue they get isn't important to anything that goes on in the movie. And I'm not sure about Brian Dennehy. I saw him talking, but I'm not sure if he was acting or mourning the death of his career. Either way, I'm sure he was only in the movie because he needed the money. Poor poor Brian Dennehy.

The story is executed in an absolutely horrible manner. The movie has scene after scene, which just ends up feeling more like unrelated event after unrelated event. Everything was choppy. The romance between Prinze and Biel was excessively choppy. The baseball scenes were some of the worst I may have seen in my life as well. All of the characters are underdeveloped, and there are just way to many characters as it is. The ending is horribly predictable, but by that point you won't really care anyway.

The direction was some of the worst I have seen of late. The acting was bad, and the director should have done something to clear that up. There were way to many slow motion shots, and way way way too many 360 degree camera shots. The actors always seem a bit distant and everything feels a bit forced. There is no tact, it all just happens because, I figure, it says in the script that something is supposed to happen.

On the upside, some of the acting and dialogue are so bad that you are bound to get a few good laughs out of the movie. But you laugh for the same reason you would laugh at Godzilla, because it is just soooo bad. No matter how you look at it though, all I can say is poor poor Brian Dennehy. 2 out of 10.

one of the worst movies ever made

[salem79 · 1/10 · 12 August 2002]

ok, so i'm a sucker for cheesy romance movies but "summer catch" is probably the worst thing ever made. the movie introduces partially introduces each character and then all of a sudden, the two main characters are dating. they meet once and then the next time you see them, they know everything about each other. there is no logic behind it. it just happens. at the end, you really don't care what happens just so long as it ends. the acting is horrible, especially jessica biel. freddie prinze jr needs to branch off from these romance flicks and try some real acting.

Don't let the grumps scare you away

[msecour · 6/10 · 30 January 2002]

This is not a great film in the tradition of Bull Durham, but it will provide some good laughs and a pleasant diversion. I have seen films that were, in fact, a colossal waste of time and Summer Catch isn't close to being in that crowd. Is there anything really new? No. You have seen variations on this theme and plot before. So what? The leads and supporting cast are fun to watch, even if Freddie Prinze Jr. doesn't come close to looking like a professional pitcher. Couldn't believe one reviewer referring to Brian Dennehy and Jason Gedrick as has-been actors. That alone caused me to question the objectivity of the rest of the review. Go ahead and rent it. My wife and I both enjoyed it.

One of the worst movies ever

[dtn4b · 1/10 · 12 April 2002]

Need there be anything more to say. This movie has a god-awful plot with terrible performances by both Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel. The so called story-line about a struggling ball player and his troubled romances are standard for any teeny-bopper movie , and the ending is one of the absolute worst that I have ever seen. Let's just say that the movie finishes with one of the most air-headed comments ever caught on film. final grade 1 out of 10

It wasn't all that bad! I liked it!

[huggibear · 6/10 · 12 April 2017]

I like Jessica Biel! She's super cute. It's worth watching once. It is more of a youth or teen flick though. It's just a simple romantic comedy/drama. We need them too! We are more used to watching the Hallmark Channel movies, so this was a bit different for us. This came on the MLB Channel...makes sense since it was about baseball. I think it deserves a higher rating, maybe not a 7 or 8, but a 6 is way better.

5 stars only for Freddy Prinze Jr and Jessica Biel

[eloy_lb · 3/10 · 3 July 2018]

I watched this movie because I am a fan of Freddy Prinze Junior. Apart from the fact that he plays in this movie along with Jessica Biel, the movie is ridiculous. It is filled with nonsense: Discrimination about big girls, picturing older women as dying for sex, young men as conquerors after their first sexual experience, hard working men as unsuccessful because they have an honest job. It is really a disgusting movie full of false cliches.

One of America's True Great Films

[jhayesmockery · 9/10 · 1 December 2016]

Summer Catch goes down as one of the greatest movies in American History. I think we can all agree on that one. This is a story of hard work, determination, love, and a dream come true in one. This young pitcher has all the tools to become one of the best players in MLB history and we all want him to succeed. What a great family this kid comes from, I am truly jealous.

Big fan of his best friend, the catcher. AKA the guy that played shaggy in Scooby Doo. What a legend. Guy has all the right tools to be BFF material. He truly is a great friend to have. \

Jessica Biel though...... WOW. WOW. WOW. I was really rooting for her and Freddie to make this work on and off the screen. This movie was so good I never wanted it to end! EVER! I wanted to continue this magical love story outside of the big screen and watch these two romantically carry on their Summer Catch for the rest of their lives.

The acting in this movie was top notch, one of the best acting displays I have seen in my life. From the coach all the way down to Freddie's father, great acting. TrashCan Reviews recommends this to all, but I do recommend you buying it and not renting it. If you rent it, you wont ever want to give it back, its THAT GOOD!

Mostly a miss, but....

[RNMorton · 7/10 · 18 January 2003]

Well, it's a movie about a summer baseball league on Cape Cod, with some different camera angles on the diamond action, and Curt Gowdy's the team's announcer, and Prinze and Biel are attractive leads (particularly Biel, as when she's mowing Prinze's lawn in a cut-off t-shirt). If those elements are enough to satisfy you then you're in luck, because that's about all the good stuff you're gonna see. The wrap-up defies credibility even for this sort of refried light romantic comedy.

No home runs here

[Chase_Witherspoon · 2/10 · 1 January 2013]

Not too sure why prominent co-star John C.McGinley isn't credited for his appearance in this film, nor Beverly D'Angelo's minor role, but if it's because this is a load of bilge, then I'd totally understand.

Mr. SMG plays uber-talented pitcher from a lower socio-economic family whose ambition doesn't extend to chasing the dream his talent could achieve, a self neglect that his brother admonishes (having been unable to fulfil his own such dream) but his father only takes in his stride. When he falls for summer-holidaying rich girl (Biel), he's suddenly faced with the prospect of both a glittering career and a stunning girlfriend, but how will the two opportunities successfully coalesce?

Brian Dennehy, Fred Ward, Bruce Davison, Brittany Murphy and the aforementioned performers comprise a substantial cast that is wasted in this bubble-gum comedy romance disguised as a sporting rags to riches tale. A mammoth one hour and fifty minutes of precious life will slip through your fingers, no refunds just a massive non-event.