I feel like a broken record these days, and it makes me want to scream.
Whats wrong with making another film about interracial relations and basketball?
Why must it be a remake ofWhite Men Cant Jump?
(L-R) Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’Hulu/20th Century Studios
The answer is no, of course not.
The film starsSinqua Walls,Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Harrier andthe late Lance Reddick.
His father, Benji Allen (Reddick), manages his career.
The two have a good relationship, and the young man seems to be heading to stardom.
The grumpy and despondent Kamal declines to join.
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Enter the obnoxious Jeremy (Harlow) into the gym.
The audience learns more about these two and realizes their lives couldnt be more different.
However, everyone he knows already has a partner and signed up.
Thats when the lightbulb goes off to reach out to Jeremy.
The originalWhite Men Cant Jumpfilm used the sport as a rig that was part of a larger narrative.
The script tries to be quirky with subtle racism and microaggressive gags that are never utilized in interesting ways.
Like, what are we doing here?
Then you have Jack Harlow acting as Jack Harlow.
Was he encouraged at all to try something different?
Its a shame such high-class camera work is squandered on vapid drivel like this.
So far, these remakes have an abysmal track record.
FirstHouse Party(released earlier this year) was a dud, and now this?
When are these films going to get better?
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