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White Men Can't Jump
the one line review:
cuhmawn, i wonna sqwew
the overview
This is legendary. Legendary in its brilliance from 1992. Watching it nowadays and you can see the acting is pretty shaky in places, there's some laughable moments. But then I've lost count how many times I've watched this film, but it's a lot.
the plot:
Billy Hoyle (Harrelson) is a basketball, trying to earn some money to pay off a debt to the Stuchey Brothers. But when he hustles Sidney Deane (Snipes), they form a partnership to go on a major hustling spree.
the verdict:
It's simply brilliant. The dialogue is what makes this film, it's full up with funny people making outrageous comments. Oh and Gloria and her amazingly bad grasp of the English language. Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson do a bang up job of the lead characters.
There's plenty of good basketball footage if you're in to that sort of thing, but that's not really what this films about. It's about friendship, and learning the meaning of true love. And talking shit.
Watch it.
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