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6.4/10 • 273

2023-05-111h 41m

ComedyDrama

Play hard. Hustle harder.

Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.

Directors
Calmatic
Writters
Kenya Barris, Doug Hall
Editors
Kenya Barris, Doug Hall, Jonathan Schwartz

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Sinqua Walls

    Sinqua Walls

    Kamal

  2. Jack Harlow

    Jack Harlow

    Jeremy

  3. Lance Reddick

    Lance Reddick

    Benji

  4. Teyana Taylor

    Teyana Taylor

    Imani

  5. Laura Harrier

    Laura Harrier

    Tatiana

  6. Myles Bullock

    Myles Bullock

    Renzo

  7. Vince Staples

    Vince Staples

    Speedy

  8. Zak Steiner

    Zak Steiner

    Phillip Williamson

  9. J. Alphonse Nicholson

    J. Alphonse Nicholson

    Jermaine

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r96sk

Aug 6, 2024

9/10

Unexpectedly, 2023's 'White Men Can’t Jump' is great! I was anticipating, at best, a run-of-the-mill remake of the fun original movie from 1992, as most redos tend to be let's be honest. However, everyone involved here does a noteworthy job. I thoroughly enjoyed this, it's predominantly funny but there is heart in there too. To be honest, I'd totally rank it higher than its predecessor. In that 90s picture, which again is an entertaining movie don't get me wrong, it's all solid but Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson do elevate it up a lot. Whereas in this version, sure the leads aren't as strong (but still excellent in their own rights) though the film is much more well rounded and interesting in other areas in my opinion. They may be no Snipes x Harrelson, but Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow are an ace match. This is the first time I've seen Walls act and I've very impressed, particularly in that emotional scene with the late Lance Reddick. Harlow appears in his acting debut and is surprisingly good, some bits you can tell he isn't a full-time actor though for the majority he is convincing. Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Myles Bullock and Vince Staples are positive members of the cast too, the latter two make for amusing comedic support. Elsewhere, it was fun to see Gerald Johnson appear; albeit minutely... Lamar 🐐. It's a nicely cast flick, to be fair. I wasn't expecting the comedy to be as funny as it was, I'm not saying I was on the floor laughing at any point but I was smiling/chuckling pretty constantly throughout. As you'd expect, it does rely a lot on the race jokes but it's all executed well. There's good music selection too.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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