He Got Game

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Antony B @RT29664284 Aug 23 He Got Game is Spike Lee at his most passionate. A bruising, soulful story about basketball, family, ambition, and the impossible weight of expectations. Denzel Washington brings real emotional gravity to the role, while Ray Allen is remarkably natural at the center of the storm. The basketball scenes have electricity, but it’s the father-son relationship that gives the film its heart. Smart, intense, and deeply human. A sports movie with a lot more on its mind than the final score. See more Stephen C @bob25009 08/13/2025 Success in 2 hours and 14 minutes. Ages 17 and older. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 06/28/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more John C @JohnCoch 06/21/2025 “He Got Game” shows that being young, gifted and Black in America is not easy. In fact, if you’re not careful, it can destroy you. See more Rik O @Rikoshae 04/18/2025 I normally love sports films, but this was just not very good. Characters would be introduced and happily blurt out their motivation and backstory almost unprompted. There was no sense of conflict in any of the characters. They acted in conflicting ways but there was no sense that any of them doubted or questioned their actions. The big turning point at the end had no sense of tension or intention, and the main characters final decision didn't feel earned. The main protagonist went on an almost entirely solo journey away from the father and then at the end without any real prompting or challenging of ideas just developed a sudden sense of contrition. The way that the film depicts women is really bad as well, it hammers home the idea that black women are difficult and white women are easy but again never challenges that suggestion, just reinforces that as a truth. On the plus side the scene cuts are great, I love the ambience, the music choice, the way it takes a moment to flesh out a memory or show a perspective. All of that is great. What I wanted was a heartfelt story about a father and son finding some form of reconciliation but they never really interacted enough for that to be addressed and the film suffers for it. There are a lot of questions left in the air as well. It's pretty clear that the father is largely innocent but the son doesn't seem to even acknowledge that, not even in passing. I just don't understand how someone could write this story and not once challenge the protagonist on their own beliefs. I'm not even sure the protagonist had any strong beliefs, other than he needed to choose a University and he hates his Dad. Beyond that, he has no real moral afflictions. He just takes part in a series of situations and then vaguely arrives at a choice without challenging any of his own convictions. Yes he gets to what I guess is the moral ending, but it wasn't earned. It felt like the Dad was supposed to fall on his sword, acknowledge that he was a bad actor in his sons life, that his Son needs to make his own choices and that he as a Dad needs to support him in that, even if it's to his own detriment. Sort of accept that he messed up, that he should be in prison and that's ok if it means his son has a good life. Nope, we don't get that and we just get this wet fart ending instead. Such a waste. Two hours and no payoff. This deserved to be a better movie. See more Jon G @RT43191456 11/30/2024 A must see movie on the love of a sport that can lead to money and corruption. See more Read all reviews

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