The Best Basketball Movie Ever Made

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2005)

The best basketball movie ever made, hands down. Its only competition: Hoosiers, White Man Can't Jump, and, maybe, Blue Chips (really, though, Ray Allen and Rick Fox, do a hell of a better job than Shaq and Penny Hordaway). This movie seemed a bit questionable acting- wise, with Ray Allen having the supporting role and Rosaria Dawson playing Jesus's girlfriend, but honestly, it's pretty hard to tell (Milla Jovavich is even in the movie); of course, it all centers around Denzel's performance, and he does an excellent job. Spike Lee put together another great movie. Personally, I liked how he did the subplot cut scenes, as they quickly come while people are talking about them; all of them easy to understand and not drawn out as in most movies. Of course Spike's most artistic touch came at the very end; an excellent abstract scene to close the film. My only problem with the movie was the over-usage of the dramatic, classical music; it felt as if it didn't fit right with what was going on in the scene. This is only a minor problem, though. Overall: 9/10.