「ハード･プレイ」（1992）のリメイク作品。かつて有望なバスケ選手として活躍していたジェレミーはけがを負ったことが原因でキャリアが停滞していた。同じく将来を有望視されていたカマールは過去の試合中の出来事が原因でアマチュアプレーヤーに甘んじている。ひょんなことからチームを組むことになった2人は最初は反りが合わず衝突を繰り返す。私生活では金銭的ストレスも抱えている2人だが互いの夢を実現するため力を合わせてバスケの大一番に挑む。
AIが作品の魅力を深く読み解いています
監督: Calmatic
脚本: Kenya Barris / Doug Hall / ロン・シェルトン
音楽: マーセロ・ザーヴォス
制作: Ryan Kalil / Doug Hall / Noah Weinstein
撮影監督: Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
制作会社: 20th Century Studios / Khalabo Ink Society / Mortal Media
Unexpectedly, 2023's <em>'White Men Can’t Jump'</em> is great! I was anticipating, at best, a run-of-the-mill remake of the fun original movie from 1992, as most redos tend to be let's be honest. However, everyone involved here does a noteworthy job. I thoroughly enjoyed this, it's predominantly funny but there is heart in there too. To be honest, I'd totally rank it higher than its predecessor. In that 90s picture, which again is an entertaining movie don't get me wrong, it's all solid but Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson do elevate it up a lot. Whereas in this version, sure the leads aren't as strong (but still excellent in their own rights) though the film is much more well rounded and interesting in other areas in my opinion. They may be no Snipes x Harrelson, but Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow are an ace match. This is the first time I've seen Walls act and I've very impressed, particularly in that emotional scene with the late Lance Reddick. Harlow appears in his acting debut and is surprisingly good, some bits you can tell he isn't a full-time actor though for the majority he is convincing. Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Myles Bullock and Vince Staples are positive members of the cast too, the latter two make for amusing comedic support. Elsewhere, it was fun to see Gerald Johnson appear; albeit minutely... <i>Lamar 🐐</i>. It's a nicely cast flick, to be fair. I wasn't expecting the comedy to be as funny as it was, I'm not saying I was on the floor laughing at any point but I was smiling/chuckling pretty constantly throughout. As you'd expect, it does rely a lot on the race jokes but it's all executed well. There's good music selection too.
