Watching various hoop stars and legends trying to act is cringeworthy, O'Neal particularly bad, but Friedkin's movie, written by sports film specialist Shelton has a lot of passion.
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03/25/08
Blue Chips (1994)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:10
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.1/10
Runtime: 18 hrs 28 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In the wide world of sports, college athletics is a high-powered game unto itself, plagued by political corruption, financial coercion and academic dishonesty. Such are the issues confronting... [More]
Starring: Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill
Director: William Friedkin
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Reviews for Blue Chips
A good concept fails to become a good movie in this predictable tale of corruption in college basketball.
03/25/08
A deafness-inducing but otherwise ho-hum would-be expose of shady recruiting practices by college basketball programs.
03/25/08
Top CriticNot even an unsentimental basketball fan like director William Friedkin can wash away all the corn syrup.
03/25/08
Top CriticThis hard-hitting college basketball drama marks a notable return to form for William Friedkin.
06/24/06
[An] effective, if overlong basketball drama.
05/26/06
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10/09/05
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08/16/05
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02/17/05
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01/24/05
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08/25/04
If Mr. Friedkin didn't have to work so strenuously framing two-shots of Mr. Nolte with this seven-foot athlete, it might be hard to remember that Mr. O'Neal has a day job.
05/20/03
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05/20/03
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05/14/03
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01/20/03
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07/29/02
Worth seeing for Nolte's force-of-nature performance and the novelty of Shaq "emoting."
07/25/02
The film is quite entertaining in its own right and Nolte does give it a tremendous boost.
01/01/00
If it wasn't for some exciting roundball action, Shaquille O'Neal's hulking-dunking presence and a wonderfully guttural performance from coach Nick Nolte, you'd slither off the bench asleep.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe filmmakers don't get the ball into the Shaq-man's hands enough -- both literally and figuratively -- to make this personable giant's screen debut memorable.
01/01/00
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