THE GAME PLAN **½

This family formula film from Disney stars: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Roselyn Sanchez, Kyra Sedgwick, and Madison Pettis. Andy Fickman, a relatively new director, is at the helm.

The plot is simplistic and the resolution is obvious from the start. The Rock is a football quarterback trying to win a league championship. One day he opens the door to find a daughter, Pettis, he was never aware of. She tells him her mother had to go to Africa and sent her to live with her father for a month. This doesn't happen to be true but it's relatively unimportant to the story. The pair slowly acclimate and he enrolls her in the ballet lessons she wants with a very attractive teacher, Sanchez. The Rock's agent, Sedgwick, is terribly concerned the daughter will negatively affect the financial worth of her client and continually tries to get rid of her.

Based on that outline, if you've ever watched a Disney family film, you know exactly where this is going. That isn't to say it doesn't have its enjoyable moments, but plot surprises are no where to be seen. The cast is fine; Johnson has already proved he can play this type of role and Sanchez and Sedgwick are familiar faces and very competent performers. The scene stealer is Pettis, who does a delightful job as a very precocious little girl. Families with children in tow will be entertained. Teens on up, not so much.