The First Basket
Laemmle/Zeller Films | Release Date: October 29, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
Uncovers a fascinating and largely forgotten chapter of the game's history that is well worth revisiting. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
A valuable reminder that for nearly three decades, basketball was dominated by Jewish players - and coaches who found the sport an ideal vehicle for assimilation in the United States. Read full review
60
Village VoiceElla Taylor
The First Basket is more than a triumphalist screw-you to those who think Jews don't play sports. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNathan Lee
The First Basket, a functional (if narrowly interesting) history lesson by the filmmaker David Vyorst, recollects the rich history of Jewish participation in basketball. Read full review
40
VarietyRonnie Scheib
A humorless, relentlessly ethnocentric docu about Jews in basketball. Read full review
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