The Dink
Desperate to save a struggling country club and earn his father's respect, a washed-up tennis pro is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball.
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What people are saying
Updated nightlyMost people had a good time with this one. Jake Johnson, as washed-up tennis pro Dustin Boyd, anchors a cast that gets a lot of love, especially Mary Steenburgen and Aaron Chen. The jokes land solidly, even if the story of a desperate athlete betraying tennis for pickleball feels familiar. The real debate is around director Josh Greenbaum, who gets pretty sharply criticized by a vocal minority, though that doesn't sink the overall fun. It’s a funny, well-acted comedy that’s a bit predictable.
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- Positive65%
- Mixed20%
- Negative16%
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Writer Sean Clements explains how pickleball drama inspired his script The Dink
