White Men Can't Jump

Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: March 27, 1992

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Ratings

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RobwinzAug 7, 2020

White Men Can't Jump is a really good movie. The movie's got a brilliant plot, which is about this lad called Billy (Woody Harrelson) who's pretty much making a living out by conning the African American basketball players. The way that heWhite Men Can't Jump is a really good movie. The movie's got a brilliant plot, which is about this lad called Billy (Woody Harrelson) who's pretty much making a living out by conning the African American basketball players. The way that he goes about it, is that he acts like he can't play basketball at all and he later teams up with Sidney (Wesley Snipes), who's pretty much one of the original people who he was conning but they come together and they try to double his chances on winning.

The acting throughout this movie is brilliant, especially from Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, the two of them give some really good performances throughout.

Also, the dialogue from the characters throughout this movie is pretty good, nothing feels too forced in any sort of way, it just feels natural and it's very good.

Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes have got some great chemistry throughout this movie, which is really good and it adds to their characters.

Finally, the cinematography from Russell Boyd is pretty decent, he captures the moments pretty well, which end up happening throughout this movie.

Overall, White Men Can't Jump is a really good movie. It's got a brilliant plot, brilliant acting, pretty good dialogue, great chemistry and some decent cinematography.… Expand

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ThwompthingNov 9, 2021

One of the simplest plots in all of film, and it works brilliantly because of the cast and script. The dialogue between Woody and Wesley is superb and so believable you'd think they were best friends in real life. Expertly crafted film thatOne of the simplest plots in all of film, and it works brilliantly because of the cast and script. The dialogue between Woody and Wesley is superb and so believable you'd think they were best friends in real life. Expertly crafted film that deserves nothing less than a 10. I found no faults in this film that warrant it anything other than a 10.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetJul 20, 2022

This is at times an amusing and a laidback, fun watch. I wouldn't say its a film you can have on in the background and not pay much attention to it to still follow it but its still laidback in tone. Given the plot, you do have to pay a bit ofThis is at times an amusing and a laidback, fun watch. I wouldn't say its a film you can have on in the background and not pay much attention to it to still follow it but its still laidback in tone. Given the plot, you do have to pay a bit of attention to see where things don't play out as planned. I liked the main characters and I thought both Snipes and Harrleson got on well on screen and Rosie Perez also gives a decent performance. I also liked the music played - some street/urban type songs but also some soul and rock classics (Jimmi Hendrix, Boyz II Men, Ray Charles and the O'Jays).

I enjoyed this film and would recommend it to other, yes. The only thing I'd maybe say is that it has aged a fair bit in what people wear and so on - its a film dating from 1992, so that's hardly surprising.… Expand

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DunkaccinoMay 17, 2023

This is not a generic sports film with generic redemption arcs for our characters. White Men Can't Jump doesn't concern itself with setups and payoffs. As viewers, we are allowed to go with the flow and sink in. It keeps going and going,This is not a generic sports film with generic redemption arcs for our characters. White Men Can't Jump doesn't concern itself with setups and payoffs. As viewers, we are allowed to go with the flow and sink in. It keeps going and going, bursting into pure 90s excitement.… Expand

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royalguy07Feb 1, 2023

Some of the moves, passes, and shots are so silly on a basketball level and it is awesome. I enjoyed this greatly from start to finish. Wesley and Woody were awesome.

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