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Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025 99 min Canada PG-13 18+
★6.5
Comedy, Romance
Director: Justin Wu
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Description
Dallas, a burdened but headstrong dancer, is determined to get into the best dance school in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet secretly grieving football star, Drayton, crashes into her life with a unique story of his own. Will the two of them be able to grow into their dreams together, or will their dreams be sidelined?
Starring
Siena Agudong
Actor
Noah Beck
Actor
Drew Ray Tanner
Actor
Key opinion
Sidelined: The QB and Me is an old-fashioned youth melodrama that leans into nostalgic tropes of school-age romance. While it benefits from the nuanced performances of its leads and a lack of forced comedic gags, it struggles with uneven dialogue and pacing issues.
| Humor | The film succeeds as a nostalgic, low-stakes romantic drama that avoids the inclusion of tired, low-brow American humor. | |
| Originality | The lead characters are effectively written to transcend typical stereotypes, providing emotional depth through their personal traumas and shared chemistry. | |
| Screenplay | The dialogue is frequently clumsy and relies on heavy-handed exposition that struggles to engage the audience. | |
| Pacing | The narrative structure and runtime are debated, as the film feels like a disjointed segment of a larger story that lacks cohesive pacing when viewed as a standalone piece. |