He Got Game
1998
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson |
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| Director | Spike Lee |
| Genres | Drama |
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He Got Game
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson |
|---|---|
| Director | Spike Lee |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 11 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Aug 2006 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
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This superb sports drama from writer/director Spike Lee sets out to prove that basketball is not just a game, but rather an essential part of the American way of life. From the opening shots of young men at obsessive play set to music by Aaron Copland, Lee sets the tone of a world in which Jake Shuttlesworth (a powerful portrayal by Denzel Washington) is allowed out of prison — where he's serving a term for his wife's manslaughter — to talk his son, Jesus (real-life pro Ray Allen), into becoming part of the prison warden's old college basketball team, and get himself paroled into the bargain. The confrontations feel real, the games have tension and the underlying message is universally scathing — sport is no longer for kudos, but purely for the money.
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Father/son relationships have come to carry increasing weight in Spike Lee's films, and this one exhibits a sober moral... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
hoop dreams
Anyone that loves basketball will love this film. Not much basketball but the story is cool, totally recomend this to all those who have dreamt about making it in pro ball.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Switched it off
I love Denzal and I love Spike Lee films but the acting was so poor in this film and the story so flaky I got bored and just switched it off. Now for someone who is such a fan that is saying something!
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