He Got Game
Convincing his son, Jesus, a famous basketball player, to join collage, is the only condition to have his freedom and to be released from prison, Jake Shuttlesworth, who murders his wife brutally, struggles against convincing him, as he has only one week to do that or he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
24 August 1965, Riverside, California, USA
1 October 1969, New York City, New York, USA
1941, Griffin, Georgia, USA
17 November 1972, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
7 December 1943, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
28 December 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 November 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 June 1939, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
June 07, 2004
Flawed but powerful.
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.
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.
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.
March 25, 2007
[Lee] gets a charming performance from Allen, who, in his acting debut, occupies his pedestal with grace and diffidence.
March 25, 2007
Though too long by a good half hour, Lee's latest film packs a genuine emotional punch.
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.
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.
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.
June 28, 2004
Shrewdly exposes the underbelly of college recruiting and the pressures exerted on talented high school basketball stars.
January 07, 2009
A long, boring, meandering, dog of a movie.
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.
