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White Men Can't Jump (DVD, 2003)
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White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 movie, starring Woody Harrelson & Wesley Snipes. This basketball film was released to coincide with the enthusiasm generated by the USA `Dream Team' at the Barcelona Olympics, the year big-league professionals were first allowed to compete. The two leads are both former high school/college players in their late 20s, without steady jobs, living with their girlfriends in low-rent districts. To make ends meet, they play two-on-two pick-up games for money at the various public basketball courts around LA. Their particular hussle is for Snipes to boast to a group of players that he is so good that he can beat any two of them, and they get to choose Snipes's teammate. The marks invariably pick Harrelson, who sits on the sidelines wearing goofy sportsgear and looking generally unathletic. Much of the movie is devoted to sports action. There is a lot of high-quality and slow-motion film of various basketball moves. The hardest move of all is the `dunk', which requires a player to leap so high that his elbow is above the basket, thus allowing him to dunk the ball through the hoop from above, at close range. Harrelson keeps saying that he favours pragmatic, winning basketball, while Snipes and the other neighbourhood players earn respect with more flashy, show-boating action. However, the reality is that Harrelson's pride suffers, and this leads him to make a losing bet that he can make a dunk shot. Meanwhile, Snipes is more successful at holding onto his winnings, and even gets back into the construction business. Harrelson's character has some of the elements of Dostoyevsky's `The Gambler' (see also the James Caan film): a man who feels compelled to destroy his life through gambling, despite possessing a considerable talent. However, this film doesn't go quite as deep as that. Instead, the finale shows the pair winning one final game, before deciding they need to grow up and get proper jobs. Apart from the players personal lives, a key theme of the film is the concept of honour within the game. Under no circumstances can a losing pair welch on a bet. On the other hand, Snipes & Harrelson's usual hussle is recongnised acceptable duplicity. However, the real test comes when Snipes conspires with the opposition to throw the game and make Harrelson the sole financial loser. Is that an acceptable hussle? Overall, an entertaining film, provided you like sports. 6.5/10Read full review
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Brilliant film which I watched many years ago . Dvd is excellent quality and value for money.
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It was better than I remembered
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Brill old film, classic
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