Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Dink’ on Apple TV+, a Middling Pickleball Comedy Led by Jake Johnson
ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Of course, it’s also a double-entendre, if you so choose to take that route in defining the washed-up woulda-been/coulda-been tennis player portrayed by Jake Johnson, who also produced this comedy from Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar director Josh Greenbaum. On top of that, the film marks the second year in a row that a movie has been named after an idiosyncratic strategic slow-ball in a sport, namely, Eephus, although the comparison should probably end right there, considering Eephus is a movie that’s still worth talking about a year later.
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- ▪On top of that, the film marks the second year in a row that a movie has been named after an idiosyncratic strategic slow-ball in a sport, namely, Eephus, although the comparison should probably end right there, considering Eephus is a movi
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| Original publisher | Decider |
| Canonical URL | https://decider.com/2026/07/24/the-dink-apple-tv-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0400 |
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Stream It Or Skip It Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Flipboard Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to copy URL Copy Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Dink’ on Apple TV+, a Middling Pickleball Comedy Led by Jake Johnson By John Serba Published July 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Decider on Google More On: Jake Johnson ‘The Dink’ Star Mary Steenburgen Really Didn’t Want to Slap Jake Johnson: “I Went Really Wimpy on Take One” ‘The Dink’ Star Jake Johnson Reflects On Playing Pickleball With Tennis Champ Andy Roddick: “Andy Does Not Have a Lot of Respect For Pickleball” Is There A New Episode Of ‘Maximum Pleasure…
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