Just Wright

Just Wright is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Sanaa Hamri. Starring Queen Latifah and Common, the film tells the story of a physical therapist who falls in love with a professional basketball player. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot
Leslie Wright is a straight-shooting physical therapist and die-hard basketball fan who is tired of being a guy's best friend. She and her god-sister, Morgan, are living together; Morgan dreams of becoming an NBA trophy wife.

After a New Jersey Nets basketball game, Leslie helps star player Scott McKnight at a gas station. He invites her to his birthday party, where she shows up with Morgan. He meets Morgan and suddenly takes an interest in her. After a quick relationship, Scott proposes to her.

At the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, Scott suffers a torn PCL injury that could leave him unable to play basketball. Morgan suggests that he enlist the help of Leslie, since she did not approve of his previous gorgeous physical therapist, so Leslie moves into their home. Rumors circle that Scott's career would end quickly if he did not recover by the playoffs, which causes Morgan to leave Scott through a letter.

Scott becomes extremely upset, and discouraged to continue recovery. Leslie encourages him and helps him get back in the game, the two of them spending a lot of time together. Scott is able to return to the NBA right before the playoffs, winning his first game back. Leslie and Scott decide to spend a romantic evening together, but Leslie wakes up to Morgan at Scott's door hoping to reconcile. Leslie quickly moves out as Scott and Morgan reunite. Because Leslie helped Scott recover in such a short amount of time, many teams offered her the position as an athletic trainer. Most likely to make the Sixers her new team, Scott quickly stops her when he realizes that he is in love with her. They are shown a year later, with Leslie working as one of the Nets team athletic trainers and she and Scott are now married.

Cast

 * Queen Latifah as Leslie Wright
 * Common as Scott McKnight
 * Paula Patton as Morgan Alexander
 * James Pickens Jr. as Lloyd Wright
 * Pam Grier as Janice Wright
 * Phylicia Rashad as Ella McKnight
 * Laz Alonso as Mark Matthews
 * Mehcad Brooks as Angelo Bembrey
 * Michael Landes as Nelson Kaspian
 * Leo Allen as Paul
 * Dwight Howard as Himself
 * Dwyane Wade as Himself
 * Rashard Lewis as Himself
 * Bobby Simmons Jr. as Himself
 * Jalen Rose as Himself
 * Rajon Rondo as Himself
 * Chris Paul as Himself
 * Doris Burke as Herself
 * John Legend as Himself

Production
Part of the film was shot at Regis High School in New York City.

Reception
Just Wright received mixed reviews from movie critics. The film's rating on Rotten Tomatoes was 45% as of March 7, 2012. Conversely, Roger Ebert gave the film 3 stars out of 4.

The film debuted at number four behind Iron Man 2, Robin Hood and Letters to Juliet with $8,284,989 million on its opening weekend. Just Wright grossed $21,540,363 million domestically and $29,900 globally to a total of  $21,570,263 million worldwide. The film stayed in theaters 47 days, the equivalent of 6.7 weeks.