So pleasantly surprised

Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2010)

I really did enjoy this film. The entire premise and plot is hokey as hell but there is some chemistry or je ne sais quoi that makes it work.
From the silly ass team names to the sophomoric player names, the busted-ass restaurant and that pathetic restaurant manager there should be non-stop reasons to hate this film. I don't. Sometimes art just lives of it's own accord.
Kudos to Barrymore, obviously the most talented and intelligent of the entire Barrymore clan.
I don't like Page but I have to admit that she did grow on me through the escapade. Would I be a hack if I thought the best line not delivered in the film was when Harden asked Page if she was really doing the pageant for herself and Page could have said, "I wish it was for me." Too much? I dunno.
Give it a watch.