Her Best Move

Sara Davis (Leah Pipes), a 15-year-old female soccer prodigy, has a chance to join the U.S. National Soccer Team. Her daily life is extremely hectic, as she finds a balance between high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while realizing her own priorities. Sara, coached by her father Gil (Scott Patterson), sacrifices her interest in dance, photography, and her social life to concentrate on her sport. With the encouragement of her best friend Tutti (Lalaine), Sara begins a relationship with Josh (Drew Bell), the solitary photographer on the school newspaper. As she takes control of her life, Sara faces the challenge of discovering what she really wants, so that she can make the best move of her life.

Like I said before, this week is finals weeks, so I will not have time to watch long movies at all this week…so I decided to watch a kids movie that lasted a little over an hour. Her Best Move was a story of a young girl who pushes herself to be the best soccer player…mainly because of her father. It was an interesting movie…but poorly acted. I wouldn't recommend this movie, mainly because it really wasn't worth watching it in the first place. You could tell it was a made for TV movie…or a straight to DVD movie. I'm not going to get a good selection of movies this week because of the time restriction…but we'll have to see.

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Sara (Leah Pipes) is 15 year old, obsessed with soccer, and is a top prospect. She is rejected for the National Team development squad at first but after an injury, they're looking for a replacement. Her dad (Scott Gordon-Patterson) is almost as obsessed although her mom (Lisa Darr) isn't as sure. The family life suffers. Her best friend Tutti (Lalaine) tries to get her back to normal life. And high school photographer Josh (Drew Tyler Bell) keeps hanging around the soccer field.

The production is pretty weak and so are the jokes. This starts off badly with the boys claiming that Leah Pipes is undateable. That's pushing it too far. The high school stuff is so high school. The fights and complications are all very lame. The puppy love has its charms. Leah Pipes is a perfectly nice actress. That plus the fact that the movie's heart is in the right place. It's not a complete waste of time.

This film is about a teenage girl pursuing her dream to become the youngest player in the national soccer team.

"Her Best Move" is a typical teen flick. The lead character, Sara, faces school, parents, romance and pal problems. It's predictable and formulaic, but I enjoyed it. It's light hearted and fun, jokes are good, and most importantly it is not stupid or vulgar like some teen flicks are. It's even got a serious subplot of parental conflict! The final tournament is well made, it is actually exciting even to a person who is completely indifferent to the sport. "Her Best Move" is a n above average brain off film to kill time with.

I will recommend this movie for anyone with an open mind to feel deep emotions. Just don't expect too much and you'll get the best out of the movie. It's a mixture of so many aspects of life. Both parents and teenagers have a lot to learn from this movie.