Apple's 'The Dink' Wins Strong Review Ahead of July 24 Premiere as Pickleball Comedy Lands Laughs
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Updated · Mashable · Jul 21
Apple's 'The Dink' Wins Strong Review Ahead of July 24 Premiere as Pickleball Comedy Lands Laughs
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Jul 21
Summary
July 24 release "The Dink" drew a notably upbeat review, with Mashable calling Apple’s pickleball comedy a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming crowd-pleaser rather than a joke at the sport’s expense.
Josh Greenbaum’s film follows Jake Johnson’s washed-up tennis prodigy into a court battle with pickleballers, then pivots into a warmer story about reinvention through his bond with Mary Steenburgen’s Candace.
Ed Harris, Patton Oswalt, Aaron Chen and cameo players including Andy Roddick and John McEnroe were singled out for broad, offbeat comedy, with Harris’ dead-serious father performance highlighted as a standout.
The positive take contrasts with other same-day notices that called the PG-13 movie formulaic, leaving Apple’s sports comedy heading into its debut with mixed but attention-grabbing early reviews.