If you've seen the original, seriously, don't waste your time. It doesn't come close!
The best thing about this was Andrew Schulz and a few of the jokes scattered throughout the film.
To be honest this misses the mark and is just an average film, I know they had to change it up compared to the original, modernise it etcetera and they did that well, although in an annoying way, in my opinion, but I'm old enough to remember the original lol...
Which is a classic and still stands up today, there was no reason for a remake. This is just an average streaming film about basketball.
I'm trying to be vague here to avoid spoilers, but it feels like there's none of the ICONIC moments from the original, a lot of content and story missed out. It doesn't even feel like it's about the 2 of them, one is an extra in the others story and now the title doesn't even make sense...
Some okay acting performances and some of the soundtrack was alright I have to admit, but other than that nothing stands out.
The original is streaming for free as well, personally I feel like I've wasted an hour and a half odd, when I could have just watched the original, but I had to find out for myself since I'm a huge Schulz fan and he's mentioned it on Flagrant.
5/10 bang average streaming film, the funny moments saved it from being lower than that!
White Men Can't Jump
2023
Action / Comedy / Drama / Sport
White Men Can't Jump
2023
Action / Comedy / Drama / Sport
Plot summary
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.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
May 22, 2023 at 12:28 PM
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Meh..
If you haven't watched the original, then don't before watching this.
The original was more raw and a decent representation of the times.
The new version is also good representation of the times, but feels less raw and has Hollywood polish all over it. It's hilarious that this qualifies as an rated R movie when it seems more like a PG or G rated movie.
There were some laughs and the story was okay, but don't expect too many similarities or a connection to the original. The only thing that was similar was that there was a black and white guy that randomly team up to enter a 2 on 2 basketball tournament. Everything else was pretty different.
I wish Disney/Fox would stop remaking classics to make a quick buck off of fans. It's disappointing because they're ruining the memories people have of the original versions.
If you have nothing better to watch then it's a decent time filler, but don't dedicate your time to watching it.
I don't think it's a 1/10 rating, but it's certainly not above a 6/10 rating. I'd put it around a 3 or 4 out of 10 rating. The characters were likeable, so I went with 4.
Ignore the hate
I almost didn't watch this movie because of the IMDB reviews, but I ended up watching it anyway. I am glad I did because it turned out to be a pretty good movie. Comparable to the original? No. Was it supposed to be? No. But was it a fun and entertaining movie? Yes, it was. The bad reviews I read came off as a mixture of remake purists who demanded a shot for shot clone and others who were upset that the movie wasn't woke enough. Instead the movie was reasonable balanced, well written, fairly acted, and had some seriously funny moments. It's okay for a movie to just be good entertainment without it being a life changing cinematic experience.