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.
Critics Sentiment
Dustin reluctantly joins a pickleball club and teams up with Candace
Dustin admits romantic feelings outside the country bar but Candace rejects him
The film swings from its warmest and most praised stretch, Dustin and Candace bonding over pickleball and The Graduate, down sharply into its most criticized moment when Dustin's romantic confession outside the country bar lands as cringeworthy and unbelievable for many reviewers.
The Dink opens on familiar sports-comedy ground that reviewers found functional but derivative, before finding its best energy in the middle section where Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen's chemistry and the tennis-versus-pickleball culture war generate genuine laughs and warmth. The romantic subplot drags the film to its lowest point and the predictable third act fails to fully capitalize on the goodwill built earlier, leaving audiences with a likable but forgettable crowd-pleaser that coasts on its cast more than its script.
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Jake Johnson
Dustin 'The Hammer' Boyd
Mary Steenburgen
Candace
Chloe Fineman
Marisa
Aaron Chen
PJ
Patton Oswalt
Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani
Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Ben Stiller
Dr. Stone
Ed Harris
Chuck Boyd
Cleo King
Gail
Lynne Marie Stewart
Judy
Don Lake
Gary
Wayne Wilderson
Gene
Lennon Parham
Kris
Chris Parnell
Neil
Martin Kove
Mitch
Christine Taylor
Bea
Fortune Feimster
Esther
Steve Berg
George
River Beier
Young Dustin (3 Years Old)
Crew
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