16-Love (2012)

Number Rolled: 63

Movie Name/Year: 16-Love (2012)

Genre: Romance

Length: 88 minutes

Rating: PG

Production Companies: Smash It Hard Productions, Uptown 6 Productions

Executive Producer:

Director: Adam Lipsius

Writer: Leigh Dunlap

Actors: Lindsay Shaw, Chandler Massey, Keith Coulouris, Lindsey Black, Alexandra Paul, Susie Abromeit, Mark Elias, Steven Christopher Parker, Josh Blaylock, Sasha Formoso, Kelly Gould, Michelle Page, Lindsay Kirk, Julia Kelleher, Lauryn Moses, Josh Cooke, Sarah Lilly

Ally Mash is looking into becoming a professional tennis player. She’s been playing since she was a child and her ranking is incredibly high. When it’s time to go against another undefeated rival, she falls and hurts her ankle.

This was a very gentle and feel-good film, thankfully. After ABCs of Death 2, I’ve had this feel of grime constantly. A cute, light-hearted movie is exactly what I needed to get that stink off me.

Granted, nothing about 16-Love is particularly original. It’s a mix of the basic sports movie recipe with an even more basic teen movie recipe. Everything you expect to happen, kind of happens. None-the-less, the actors played their roles beautifully and the script delivered the ingredients well.

My biggest complaint, aside from the recipe aspect, is that I wish Josh Blaylock’s part was bigger. What can I say? I’m a rampant Video Game High School fan and Season 3 is still fresh in my mind. Best season yet!

In the end, 16-Love isn’t going to win any awards, but it’s a decent family movie anyway.

Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – None

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 60%

Netflix’s Prediction for Me – 2.7/5

Trust-the-Dice Score – 3/5

P.S. There’s a small scene near the end of the credits.

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