REVIEW: Hulu’s remake of the beloved 1992 hoops comedy 'White Men Can't Jump,' starring Jack Harlow, substitutes guns for flamethrowers and spicy trash talk for empty barbs.
plays like a cynical ploy, from its prefab banter on racial differences to its blasé indifference to its main female characters, played byand Laura Harrier. It all feels like it was made by committee. Saving graces include Reddick, whose recent death adds pathos to the role of a regretful man suffering from multiple sclerosis, and a hip-hop soundtrack that sprinkles in ‘90s gems by L.A. artists like The Pharcyde, Fatlip, and Skee-Lo.
One school of thought holds that some movies should never be remade. That applies pretty well here. The originalcertainly isn’t sacred text – it can actually get a little baggy – but it is a lot of fun, largely because it never feels like it’s trying to play by some prescribed set of beats and expectations. The new movie feels about as genuine as a bad team claiming innocence as it tanks for lottery position. Great basketball movies are about as rare as unicorn prospects .
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