Viewed in
2007
Premise
A black/white basketball duo make money by hustling Southern Californian courts.
Who should watch
Fans of Wesley Snipes or Woody Harrelson.
Thoughts
The first half incredibly entertaining. I laughed my head off from all the great dialogue and trash-talking from all the actors. The delivery of the dissing was very organic. Snipes and Harrelson definitely had great chemistry. Also, the basketball action was pretty good.
However, it sadly went into the melodrama-chick-flick zone in the second half. Suddenly, the basketball took a back seat to all this dramatic, heavy stuff. I was sorely disappointed.
I hate it when movies pull a 180 degree turn on the audience out of nowhere, and I hate it when movie studios only market it as the first genre.
What I would change
Get rid of the melodrama and cut the movie by 30 minutes.
