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White Men Can't Jump

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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

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison, Ernest Harden, John Marshall Jones

Director: Ron Shelton

Director: Ron Shelton

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Jul 25, 2000

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08/23/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/25/01
Alex Ioshpe
Alex Ioshpe
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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08/29/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Shelton's enthusiasm is remarkably refreshing, but it's not enough to mean well, and we don't know much more about these people or their world at the end than we learn at the beginning.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Louis Black
Louis Black
Austin Chronicle

No review available.

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04/10/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

A pretty terrific and very different kind of sports comedy.

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10/02/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Even basketball-phobes will enjoy it.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
07/31/08
Channel 4 Film

This picture is packed with fun, but it doesn't really go anywhere.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/25/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Here is a comedy of great high spirits, with an undercurrent of sadness and sweetness that makes it a lot better than the plot itself could possibly suggest.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

...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.

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01/01/00
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

No review available.

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11/26/03
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

This is better than any other basketball comedy you'll find of late.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Oz
Oz
eFilmCritic.com

A hilarious white-black buddy comedy that manages to not feel completely contrived. Snipes is excellent.

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Mostly, it rocks.

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08/16/01
Bob McCabe
Bob McCabe
Empire Magazine

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12/07/07
Keith H. Brown
Keith H. Brown
Eye for Film

No review available.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Apparently white men can't write scripts very well, either.

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09/27/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Basketball really isn't the central theme. It is really about relationships, loyalty and honesty, qualities in short supply among hustlers.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
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