But let’s shake it off and get down to business. So, The Rock plays Joe Kingman. Joe is the all-everything quarterback for the ficitional Boston Rebels pro football franchise. You might say that “The King”, as Kingman calls himself, is the most electrifying performer in football today. He’s also single with one of the most high tech bacheolor pds you’ll ever see. His pad also gives you some incite into the man himself as he has oversized pictures of himself all over and insists upon complete quiet whenever he appears on ESPN, which is quite often. His lifestyle is nightclubs, sports cars, money and hot models.

Now what more does he need? Well, if you’re making a Disney movie, you throw in a 8 year old girl who is so cute she’ll make you puke. Now would this be from “The King” screwing around? No, not in a Disney film, instead he has a daughter he didn’t know of by his ex-wife. Seems they had “one for the road” while divvying up the furniture or something, and she never told him. So old Joe doesn’t know he has a kid til she shows up on his door step right in the middle of the play offs.

It’s at this point that fish out of water hilarity is supposed to ensue. Have you seen the trailer? Well, it doesn’t get any better. Lots of predictable gags and a very predictable story. It’s all very family friendly, and if you have an 8 year old in the house, they will probably howl at it, which is a shame because it’ll keep you from getting some good quality sleep during this snoozer.

We almost feel sorry for The Rock. He actually does a great job with this part. He’s a natural as a jock, and playing a self centered guy like “The King” is also a a piece of cake for him as it mirrors some of his wrestling ring persona. But he also does a great job with some parts of this film that make him stretch, yet he still comes across as a natural. The problem here is the story just flat out sucks,

So the most electrifying man in sports entertainment fails to become the most electrifying on the big screen once again. The Rock can act, he has some natural gifts of charisma, timing and a big athletic body, but he has yet to land that perfect role that let’s him showcase what he can really do. We give The Game Plan 2 stars. If you have a family though, be sure to get a copy for the rugrats to watch on the headrest in the back of the minivan or SUV. Not only will it make them giggle, it’ll ensure we have no desire to tailgate you.

Rush Hour 2 starts out with Tucker’s character, Carter, on vacation in Hong Kong visiting Lee, Chan’s chacacter. This time Tucker gets to play the fish out of water as the African American in the orient while Lee keeps taking cases instead of taking time off to help him enjoy his vacation. This eventually lands both of them on a case helping the U.S. government solve a bombing at the embassy.

As is usually the case with a martial arts film, the plot is nothing more than a fabric used to hold together a bunch of fight sequences. And although he’s getting older, Jackie Chan shows he’s still one of the best and most creative at performing exciting martial arts while mixing in comedy. Chris Tucker looks a bit more comfortable in fight sequences than he did in the original, but he’s still there to be the motor mouth and provide the verbal comedy while Chan plays the straight man. Tucker is right on the borderline of being annoying, but in this movie it works out, and he’s quite funny.

We’re treated to some beautiful visuals ranging from Hong Kong, including the harbor, to Las Vegas. Along the way we get frequent scenes with Jackie whipping butts and Tucker providing the comedy. If there’s a major flaw in the movie, it is the villain. The movie fails to build up a real ultra-villain that you’re not quite sure our heros can defeat, instead they play the game of never quite knowing who is on whose side until the end of the movie. That’s a bit too complex for this type of movie and isn’t really effective. The super henchman martial arts expert is present at least, though in this case it’s a female played by Crouching Tiger’s Ziyi Zhang.

We give the movie 4 stars for delivering exactly what it promises though, good action and some good laughs. We got exactly what we expected. Also be sure to stay when the credits start to roll to watch the outtakes, they actually solidified that fourth star in our rating of the movie. Tucker and Chan have a pretty good chemistry, and the studio would love to see this franchise turn into another Lethal Weapon series, so dont be surprised to see these guys back in a couple of years for Rush Hour 3.