Shelton's film is so raggedy that it never finds its focus, despite another terrific performance from Snipes, one of the finest actors in movies today.
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01/01/00
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:28
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: White Men Can't Jump provides a fresh take on the sports comedy genre, with a clever script and a charismatic trio of leads.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: An comical pair of basketball hustlers join forces to run a risky con game on the toughest courts of Los Angeles.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell
Director: Ron Shelton
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Reviews for White Men Can't Jump
Succeeds only intermittently.
03/25/07
Even basketball-phobes will enjoy it.
07/31/08
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07/25/01
Apparently white men can't write scripts very well, either.
09/27/02
Mostly, it rocks.
08/16/01
No review available.
04/10/03
A hilarious white-black buddy comedy that manages to not feel completely contrived. Snipes is excellent.
03/21/03
No review available.
10/09/05
Episodic by enjoyable. Rosie Perez steals this one.
04/30/04
For the most part, it's a provocative one-on-one between racial opposites Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
06/17/05
No review available.
05/06/04
Rosie Perez steals the movie from the two male leads
07/18/03
No review available.
10/17/04
This is one director who loves words, and what a rare thing that is.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis film unfolds in an uncommonly sweet, harmonious climate, one in which rude remarks are the sine qua non of friendship. And that benign atmosphere becomes a large part of its charm.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
10/04/02
...the formula is hackneyed and could get tiresome quickly if it weren't for the energy of its stars and the inventive style of its writer-director, Ron Shelton.
01/01/00
This picture is packed with fun, but it doesn't really go anywhere.
03/25/07
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