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White Men Can't Jump (1992)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 11/07

11/07: Instead of White Men Can't Jump, it's Nobody Can't Shut the Hell Up.

It's the nonstop yip-yapping that's annoying. I can't decide who plays a worse character: Woody Harrelson or Rosie Perez. However, the acting is fine. Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes have good chemistry. I wish the movie was all about them and nobody else. They, mostly Wesley Snipes, have memorable moments. The basketball scenes aren't bad, either.

The film tries to be a comedy, but it feels more like a drama piece of how Billy Hoyle can't stop being a fuckup. There are a couple of false endings when I thought one had been arrived at after the basketball tournament with Rosie Perez's character finally getting the shot to be on Jeopardy!

All in all, Nobody Can't Shut the Hell Up is what has been the whole time.

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