White Men Can't Jump | | Cast : | Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson | | Director : | Ron Shelton | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 27, 1992 | | DVD Released Date : | May 21, 2002 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 13, 2004 | | Summary | Shut Up Gloria | Content
 | On-court scenes are entertaining, even though the Director used an excessive amount of slow-motion. Snipes and Harrelson are entertaining and believable as basketball hustlers. However, Rosie Perez pretty much killed this movie for me. I can't stand her - the way she lounges around the apartment doing nothing expecting her boyfried to support her stupid "destiny" to be on a game show, the alcoholism, the three-foot thick fake Brooklyn meets Puero Rican accent, or how she always seems to get her way by taking a seat on her boyfriend's lap. The scene where whe asks Snipes' wife for a refund is a joke. Just shoot hopes and talk trash, fellas - leave all of the "Movin' On Up" stuff for the Jeffersons. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 17, 2003 | | Summary | GIVE ME A BREAK | Content
| Wesleyn Snipes and Woody Harrelson are an unlikely duo in this story of two basketball hustlers. The two take to the courts with Snipes playing the loud mouthed Sidney who is unluckily paired with the dumb looking white boy Billy played by Harrelson. All of the brothers know white boys "got no game" and know Sidney will be taken for a ride. Both Sidney and Billy surprise their opponents and milk them for all that they're worth. What a surprise. We have a vanilla and chocolate team that hustles every would be basket-ball players that come as they go from tournament to tournament. Most would find this a fun film filled with action, great athletic moves and a sound track out of this world. We can laugh at the foibles of both characters and say right on to their equal opportunity partnership. As pure entertainment we can get our chuckles but a closer look reveals some deep seated stereotypes and myths. Rosie Perez is portrayed as Billy's booze drinking, sex starved, hoochie coochie Puertorican mama who memorizes useless information in hopes of being on Jeopardy. She is insulted by Billy throughout the movie as he continuously loses her money. Why is this woman staying with this man? Perez's talents is wasted in another role of being a sex fiend gal who exhibits no agency of her own. For all his talen, Snipe's role isn't so hot. He portrays the stereotypical Black man in the ghetto hustling from one scheme to another supposidly trying to support his family. The chump change that both men bring to their wife/girlfriend is a laugh if you know what it takes to support a family. Essentially the women are portrayed as weak, Black men are shown as full of jive and the white boy is just making his way through the crowd. Just what is the point of the movie? Brotherhood? Financing your dreams? Or is it a wonderful movie portraying the basketball skills in the ghetto? You decide. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 05, 2003 | | Summary | Soundtrack Gets the Film Its Fourth Star | Content
| Some have trouble with the title of this film, "White Men Can't Jump", and suggest that if there cannot be a film that substitutes the word Black for White and another word for jump, there is a race issue at hand. Racism has nothing to do with this film, and while the title may set off some overly sensitive politically correct censors, not to worry, the film was not made for them. The closest this film comes to presumptions based on color is that a white ball player, Woody Harrelson, probably cannot play with the locales in the rougher parts of LA. Since the character rapidly proves the presumption wrong the idea that stereotypes should be given credence are instantly dispatched. This is a buddy film that features some amazing street style basketball including a two on two tournament, and playing as good as anything you will see on a college court or many pro courts. The credits mentioned some, "stunt players", and I have no way of knowing how much of the playing was done by the stars of the film. But whoever was making the plays was brilliant. Some of the footage was clearly Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, and both have athletic talents. Rosie Perez also deserves mention as the encyclopedic Jeopardy fiend that eventually gets her shot at the money as well. Some of the great moments in the film are either stand alone musical pieces or film that is greatly enhanced by the soundtrack. The music used varies widely, from 3 part acappella harmony, to rap, funk, R&B, country, the one and only guitar of Jimi Hendrix, and the soul of James Brown. This is a fun film when you have a few hours and want to relax, and are not in the mood to be hammered emotionally, lectured at or taxed to ponder great moral issues. Pure fun. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 28, 2002 | | Summary | Great Movie | Content
| This movie portrays loyalty, betrayal and friendship between two white and black men basketball hustlers. This movie has a lot of swearing and sex. I wouldn't recomend this to anyone under 15 unless you feel comfortable with your children watching this movie. Watch this movie because it is really awesome and I loved it so much. |
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