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		In Theaters Now Best For Tweens (10-12) Rated PG
		Life Lessons

		After being sidelined with a twisted ankle, top junior tennis player Ally Mash (Lindsey Shaw) discovers what it's like to be a regular teenager. A story about the pressures of a young girl being groomed for a career as a professional athlete has many important lessons to impart but, unfortunately, the filmmakers behind this one are about as subtle as a tennis ball to the head in their telling. The film is entirely predictable, full of clichés and stereotypical characters, that it ultimately serves no one.


	This movie is intended for older children.


	This movie is intended for older children.


	There's nothing inappropriate about the movie for younger children--they just won't be interested in the silly story. Fans of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide or Pretty Little Liars, though, may enjoy seeing Lindsey Shaw in a starring role on the big-screen.

Tweens will be interested to watch Ally rebel against her overbearing father/coach, who is trying to relive his own tennis career vicariously through her. They will get all the messages--"you are the sum of your choices," "don't forget who your friends are," "you have to work for your dreams," "stay true to yourself"--but are likely to roll their eyes at the one-dimensional messengers who deliver them.

--Lois Alter Mark, the Flicks for Kids Expert