POSITIVES
If you love Basketball, or those underdog sports stories, then this is a movie for you.
Adam Sandler is perfectly casted and excellent as Stanley Sugarman. His chemistry with Juancho Hernangomez as Bo Cruz (also excellent in the role) really keeps you engaged with the movie. Shout out to supporting stars Queen Latifah, Kenny Smith, Jordan Hull, and all the NBA personalities that make an appearance in this.
Gotta enjoy seeing the basketball games and the training montage shown in this movie. Good stuff!
Those NBA related Easter eggs and cameos. Streetballers get to shine too. Have fun with all that.
While it thematically has a rather expected message to say, it’s still a worthwhile one to tell. Gives the movie the heart and inspiration it needs.
NEGATIVES
I mean, this is a sports story narrative you've seen before. You have an idea how it's all going to play out.
Speaking of predictability, certain plot elements, turn of events, foreshadowing, and tropes, are all once again pretty derivative.
You know you’re going to criticize the sports stars trying to play Hollywood actors here. Even if they weren’t bad at all, it’s going to be distracting anyway.
Apologies to Ben Foster and Anthony Edwards, I guess you're both the stereotypical cliché antagonists in this story.
"Who is that guy?" "Is that your boy Stan?" How could you not know at this point in the movie?!!
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