I will be straightforward with you all, the only reason I clicked on this movie out of the list of movies Netflix was recommending is that it had a mixture of basketball and comedy. When you click on a movie or series, you are given a short description about the movie, and the subheader for this movie says comedy, and it has something to do with sports. What I did not see coming was how much I would enjoy the movie because of the character humor and the brilliant performance from the cast that played the Gordon family members.

The series is centered on a woman who takes over her family's struggling franchise basketball team. The lady who was played by Kate Hudson has always been underestimated, starting when she was a kid, and her father's role for her was to sit back and look pretty, as my adorable baby girl you are. Her interest in basketball and a good understanding of the game, with new ideas for the team, were written off. Well, this is already a huge avenue with lots of comics to exploit. When it comes to Isla, the main character of the story, her world underwent a huge change even after all her lashing out in her younger age to gain attention and get her purpose, starting with being on the cover of Playboy magazine, down to different drugs and poor actions.

It became a new challenge for her after her elder brother, who has a drug problem, decided to go into rehab for his addiction. He made her CEO of the company, and this brought in a new wave of drama for the other brothers. Yeah, you should get the drift now that their family is one big dysfunctional family with wealth and fame. The remaining brothers even tried to pull a vote of no confidence in order to get Isla out of the CEO chair after she sent the message across to them that she would not be a CEO who sits back to do only what she is told, like a dummy. The stunt to pull her out of the CEO chair failed woefully when she brought in new capital into the business through her move of making Sephora the lead sponsor.

The series played the part of being comedy with its fast jokes, especially basketball-related jokes, making it easy for the fans to relate. It is something that is easy to watch, and you do not have to be so serious about it. You could take a chill position, relax, and just sit back while the movie plays. Kate Hudson playing Isla Gordon is not the only person who did a good job; Fabrizio Guido was fantastic as well. He was a supportive character that I always looked forward to seeing in another scene because of how innocently funny he is. You know, one of those people who are not trying to make you laugh, but in the end, you still laugh, and when you see them as a funny character, no matter what they do, you just see it as funny and laugh. It was a pretty good laugh for me, and I truly admire movies like this, especially when I was not expecting too much. I just wanted to know how the series was going to combine basketball and comedy, and as a fan of basketball, I felt obligated to watch. Go check it out if you have not seen it.

My Rating -7.9/10

All images from IMDB

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_{I am @samostically, a chess player and writer. I love to share the experience I have gained from different battles over the 64 squares and the knowledgeable insights from books I have read. But most importantly, I am a Midnight Owl and I founded the community Midnight Letters.}