Frances (Carol Ann DeMarco), Jane (Catherine Curtin) and Camille (Leigh Anne West) have been best friends since high school, and even now, those days gone by a few decades, they enjoy spending time together, mostly drinking their times away. And one of these days, Tinsley (Johanna Day), their archenemy from back when but also their landlady, shows up out of the blue, announcing their rents have been raised by 35 percent - not so much out of economic necessity, just out of malice. In their drunken stupor, our three friends decide to challenge Tinsley to compete against them in this year's pickleball tournament, to move out should they lose, but to go back to the original rent should Tinsley lose. This is a good idea but for one thing: They don't really play pickleball, while Tinsley not only does, she has also secured the help from a pro, Magnolia (Susan Gallagher). Enter Brandon (David Lansbury), a former pro turned coach himself who tries to get them to an at least acceptable level. Brandon does make some progress with the girls, but they still lose their first match while Tinsley and Magnolia win. But when Magnolia's blood tested for performance enhancing drugs and fails the test, she's disqualified and Tinsley's in the losers' backet, bound to play our heroines. This shouldn't be too big of a problem for her though, especially since she shows her real cunning by picking her substitute partner ...

On one hand, this is quite obviously a parody of your typical underdog sports drama, with all the genre tropes in plain sight. At the same time though, Pickleball is Life: Dill With It! is also more than that as it doesn't put its focus on its spoof elements but instead shows a lot of heart, which starts with putting its three rather unlikely heroines center stage and giving them rather atypical (but for that all the more entertaining) character arcs. And add to that some well-conceived and well-timed comedy and a very relatable ensemble cast, and you've got yourself a pretty hilarious movie.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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