White Men Can't Jump
Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMay 21, 2023
It’s slick, unchallenging and perfectly enjoyable, but it’s hard to see the point of a remake of Ron Shelton’s 1992 mismatched buddy movie about a pair of basketball hustlers who reluctantly team up. Read full review
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We Got This CoveredSandeep SandhuMay 19, 2023
If you like the 1992 classic you might enjoy this update, but if you don't have the time to kill, it's probably worth sticking to the original. Read full review
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IndieWireKate ErblandMay 18, 2023
This thing should be light on its feet, fleet and fast and fun. Instead, it drags down the court, taking plenty of shots, but never quite sinking any of them. Read full review
55
CNNBrian LowryMay 19, 2023
At its best this White Men Can’t Jump conveys the fragility of hoop dreams, while tackling what former players do with their lives once the promise of signing bonuses and sponsorship deals appears to have fizzled. (NBA star Blake Griffin, incidentally, is among the producers, joining several of his contemporaries in establishing a Hollywood toehold while still suiting up.)... On that level, at least, the movie works reasonably well. It’s the hitches in the rest of its game that prevent it, even as a streaming proposition, from being anything close to a slam dunk. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 19, 2023
Harlow makes a surprisingly strong impression in his film acting debut, signaling that more big screen roles are in his future, while Walls provides the requisite simmering intensity and formidable physicality as the anger-prone Kamal. Read full review
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The PlaylistNick AllenMay 18, 2023
Perhaps worst of all, the movie is light on the laughs meant to come from trash-talking; the comedy just doesn’t have the crispiness it needs. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussMay 18, 2023
This new iteration may be interesting from a cultural perspective, if not particularly worthwhile on its own — unless you’re a Jack Harlow fan. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubTimothy CogshellMay 18, 2023
The remake of WMCJ, also set in the Black communities of greater Los Angeles, fancies itself as having more on its mind than the original flick, but the ball rarely makes it through the hoop. Read full review
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TheWrapWilliam BibbianiMay 18, 2023
It’s a mismatched buddy comedy which tries — and sometimes succeeds — to tell an emotional story about processing failure and shame, but it doesn’t have anything terribly interesting to say about it. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMay 18, 2023
While trying to make the original’s free-flowing, frequently surprising plot fit into a more conventional screenplay arc, Barris and Hall have sapped a lot of its vitality. The new version may be more current, but the old one rings more true. Read full review
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Screen RantFerdosa AbdiMay 21, 2023
The drama feels undercooked, and the characters barely escape one-dimensionality. Read full review
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The GuardianAndrew LawrenceMay 18, 2023
White Men Can’t Jump didn’t miss the first time, and it continues to resonate like a Shaquille O’Neal alley-oop. The reboot, a basic nostalgia play, shouldn’t scam anyone. Read full review
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The Daily BeastNick SchagerMay 18, 2023
Director Calmatic sanitizes every aspect of his source material until the entire thing looks, sounds and feels like a Disney sitcom. Thus, it’s no surprise when things get self-help maudlin. Read full review
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