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White Men Can't Jump

2023

Calmatic

Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Lance Reddick, Laura Harrier ...

4.6

310

Comedy. Drama A remake of the 1992 film about a pair of basketball hustlers who team up to earn extra cash.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"Your time would be better served by watching the combustible original"
		Nick Allen The Playlist	"A disposable remake that will make you yearn for the chemistry in the original"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"This ill-advised remake... comes across as an uninspired retread that lacks its own reason for being other than its appeal to baby boomer nostalgia"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] is hardly a slam dunk, but at least it's trying to play its own game (...) But [the] overwrought, overwritten script and leaden pacing throughout its first two acts weighs everything down"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Feels less like a desecration than a missed opportunity. And as missed opportunities go, it’s pretty serious"
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"While the new version works fine on its own merits, compared to Shelton's film the storytelling feels too labored"
		Chase Hutchinson Collider	"Without the same investment in the characters that the original built up, there is just little to care about. Everything is so cloying with the rapid succession of contrived full-circle moments almost falling into parody"
		Chris Vognar Rolling Stone	"Rapper Jack Harlow flops big in acting debut"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"This version of 'White Men Can't Jump' goes a long way towards rectifying the faults of the original and finding new ways to surprise viewers that might be expecting just another by-the-numbers reboot"
		Adam Graham Detroit News	"Walls and Harlow don't go together, which makes for a pretty sloppy game of pick-up basketball"
		Gary M. Kramer Salon	"While [this] low-intensity reimagining of the classic basketball comedy is imperfect, some scenes inspire"
		Todd Gilchrist Variety	"It falls short everywhere that actually matters"
		Jordan Hoffman TV Guide	"It's a smart bet for a remake"
		Ferdosa Abdi Screen Rant	"It's not funny enough to justify its existence nor poignant enough (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Alex Maidy JoBlo	"A film that never capitalizes on the dynamic that drove the first movie to be such a hit with audiences"
		Jacob Oller Paste Magazine	"We wonder what, if anything, this awful movie has to offer aside from smashing together two notable names"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"While this is a serviceable, breezy, warm-hearted and occasionally amusing update, there's nary a moment when it doesn't feel … unnecessary (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Tim Cogshell AV Club	"The remake is trying not to be sexist; it's just failing at the attempt"
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"A stripped down, conventional, mediocre version of a story that used to be anything but"
		Andrew Lawrence The Guardian	"[Nothing] saves a film that undermines its own premise (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Ricky Valero Ready Steady Cut	"A remake worthy of praise (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		John Serba Decider	"It won’t supplant the original movie in the annals of history, but it offers enough laughs and pathos to warrant 100 minutes of your time"

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