This fun little romp is full of hits and misses.  That may be, in part, that Tommy Lee Jones just isn’t ready for outright comedy—let alone one that could also be called a “chick-flick.”  But then the awkwardness of his character also almost works.

Tommy Lee Jones plays Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (doesn’t he always seem to play a lawman?).  Well, Sharp is a lawman with a teenage daughter that he’s lucky if he sees once a month—mainly because he doesn’t know how to relate to her.  But that’s all about to change.

While trying to subpoena a witness, Sharp and his Rangers come under fire, and their witness escapes, only to be murdered in an ally a few blocks away.  But looking down at the murder from a bathroom window are five cheerleaders from Texas State University.  Now in order to keep them from getting killed, Sharp must move in with them, and go undercover as their cheerleading coach.

Director Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland’s Opus; Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) has done a fair job of weaving a bit of hard-core action into light, fluffy, “chick-flick,” romantic comedy.

  But at times, the action seems to be present more the guys that would be dragged to this film by their girlfriends or just to see Tommy Lee Jones with five beautiful cheerleaders.

However, Herek was fresh in using a very interesting “multi-screen” technique to present the opening credits.  Inter-cut with full-screen shots Herek had an image in one corner and a second in the opposite while having the credits appear in the spaces in-between.  Each of images presented us with different perspectives of a scene.  One image showed what Sharp was doing, while the other showed the witness he was trying to subpoena.

Jones (MIB; The Fugitive; Space Cowboys) has always seemed to have a natural comical sense in whatever he does as he has uttered some of the greatest one-liners in Hollywood history.  But that seems to be where his comical talents lie—bringing light humor to brighten dark scenes.  This movie was so light to begin with, that his humor, in places, had the opposite effect.  Still the writers did their best to work in a few dark scenes for his humor to brighten.

Cedric the Entertainer (Barber Shop movies; Ice Age) played an ex-convict turned minister (not to mention a Texas State Alum) and pretty much stole every scene he was in—be it running away from Sharp or showing off his cheerleading dance steps.

Anne Archer (Patriot Games; Clear and Present Danger) had a bit of a minor role as the English teacher that Sharp falls for.  Her character, at times though, just seemed a little awkward.

Brian Van Holt (Black Hawk Down; S.W.A.T.) played the dirty FBI agent trying to find out where Sharp was hiding his witnesses.  Kind of a clichéd textbook character, and there was nothing really special about the way Van Holt played him.

Shannon Marie Woodward had the role of Sharp’s estranged daughter.  For a minor role it was actually quite a difficult one.  Wanting her daddy’s love, but unsure whether her father loved her back as he was always busy with a case and saw even less of her since he and her mom got divorced.  Woodward was a little wooden in the part but handled it well overall.

This film is definitely worth a few really good laughs mixed in with a lot of chuckles.  As for actually paying to see it on the silver screen, decide how much you like the actors or the premise.  Certainly the opening multi-screen sequence is probably best viewed on the big screen, but the rest of the film is a far cry from a “must-see.”

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