He Got Game
Accused of brutal murder for his wife, Jake Shuttlesworth, has been taken to prison, where he suffers and seeks to have his freedom, does his best, in order to convince his son, Jesus, a famous basketball player to join the collage, the thing that will help him to be released from prison.
6 July 1937, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
18 November 1944, Suffolk County, New York, USA
17 October 1970, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
22 November 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 September 1964, Vidor, Texas, USA
19 July 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
17 November 1944, Lyons, New York, USA
1 February 1971, Pomona, California, USA
January 07, 2009
A long, boring, meandering, dog of a movie.
March 25, 2007
Though too long by a good half hour, Lee's latest film packs a genuine emotional punch.
March 25, 2007
[Lee] gets a charming performance from Allen, who, in his acting debut, occupies his pedestal with grace and diffidence.
June 28, 2004
Shrewdly exposes the underbelly of college recruiting and the pressures exerted on talented high school basketball stars.
February 09, 2006
Most scenes play too long, with a surplus of ideas, textures, tones and characters, and after 134 minutes it's clear Lee's problem with closure hasn't gone away.
April 27, 2007
At the end of Mr. Lee's movie, all you feel is the distraction of Mr. Lee's stylistic exhibitionism, without which, I concede, he might not be regarded as a genius in some quarters.
June 18, 2002
Washington's Jake Shuttlesworth looks tough and hard, an odd but refreshing turn for an actor long associated with handsomely heroic roles.
March 25, 2007
As usual, Lee tries many kinds of stylistic effects and uses wall-to-wall music (by Aaron Copland and Public Enemy); what's different this time is how personally driven the story feels.
March 25, 2008
Lee's attack on how big business is not only ruining the game he loves but also playing with people's lives is direct and brave, while his passion, insight and intelligence are evident and admirable.
June 07, 2004
Flawed but powerful.
March 25, 2008
Lacking the moral indignation and militant politics of Lee's former work, this vibrantly colorful father-son melodrama is soft at the center, but it's one of the most accessible films Lee has made and Denzel Washington is terrific.
April 09, 2005
Lee paints intimate characters who are about more than the game. Themes of integrity, honesty, loyalty and familial love are woven through the film resulting in a complex, thought-provoking human drama.
