| He Got Game Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| With his latest film He Got Game, writer/director Spike Lee has crafted
a film that’s both lovely and enjoyable to watch as his previous effort,
Girl 6. Like Girl 6, Lee has chosen a subject typically worthy of an
eighty-five minute picture and...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **1/2 (out of 4) When he's on his mark, Spike Lee is one of America's most
evocative directors. The look and sound of a well-made scene can make you
nostalgic for a time and place you've never experienced. more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Alex Fung |
| HE GOT GAME (Touchstone - 1998)
Starring Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich,
Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper, Zelda Harris
Screenplay by Spike Lee
Produced by Jon Kilik, Spike Lee
Directed by Spike Lee
Running time: 134 minutes more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| . HE GOT GAME
A film review by Bradley Null
Copyright 1998 Bradley Null more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Touchstone Pictures
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario
Dawson, Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Omar Odeh |
| It would be pointless for me not to admit at the outset that I have
always held great esteem for Spike Lee and his films. And just in case
I have left anyone in doubt, that means I find it extremely difficult
to provide objective evaluation in this...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Jude Wanniski |
| I'm afraid Spike can do comedy ten times better than evoking
sympathy or tears. It certainly wasn't better than "Hoop
Dreams." A pity considering how much potential his story-line
had -- the father (Jake Shuttlesworth) of the nation's top
basketball...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Paul B. Miller |
| In the pre-release hype for "He Got Game," marketers made sure
that, by repeating the film's release date (May 1) over and over like
a mantra, it was engraved in our memory. And yet a more appropriate
release date for the Spike Lee's new film would...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Paul B. Miller |
| In the pre-release hype for "He Got Game," marketers made sure
that, by repeating the film's release date (May 1) over and over like
a mantra, it was engraved in our memory. And yet a more appropriate
release date for the Spike Lee's new film would...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Sports movies are a hard genre to work with, especially if you don't want
to make a comedy or a family film - categories which most sports movies
fall into. But, every once in a long while there comes a sports film that
is neither, and that really hits...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Spike Lee tackles the subject of basketball in his new movie, He Got
Game. However, this isn't your traditional basketball movie (in fact,
aside from short clips, the game is only played once during the movie).
Instead, the film works best as a...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Chris Loar |
| Call it "Spike Lee's LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST." Or, rather, of Jesus --
Jesus Shuttlesworth, Jesus of Coney Island, Brooklyn's hottest hoopster,
1998's top NCAA prospect. This Jesus, as the film opens, is experiencing
the greatest temptations...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| The music for Lee's latest film, "He Got Game," is by the late 20th
Century composer Aaron Copland, he of the sublimely obnoxious opus
"Appalachian Spring." Now I've never liked Copland, especially
"Appalachian Spring." But in "He Got Game," Copland...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich,
Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Nunn, Ned Beatty
Screenplay: Spike Lee
Producers: Jon Kilik, Spike Lee
Runtime: 131 min.
US Distribution: ...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| "He Got Game" is the kind of unique movie that gives you a peek into a
world that few of us can ever be a part of. It's real focus is on the
temptations that bombard Jesus Shuttlesworth (NBA star Ray Allen), who
has long endured a life of hardship but...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 3.0 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Wallace Baine |
| Allegories don’t get more obvious than that, but despite the explicitness
-- or maybe even because of it -- Spike Lee’s heartfelt “He Got Game”
transcends its sports-movie orientation to become a convincingly
unsentimental examination of a father’s tough...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Depending on your preference, critics have debated for quite awhile now
on what exactly Spike Lee's masterpiece is. Perhaps he hasn't made it
yet but in my opinion he has. It is without a doubt 1989's 'Do the
Right Thing'. As much as I admired...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Writer/Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson,
Zelda Harris, Jim Brown, Bill Nunn, Ned Beatty, John Turturro, Charles
Barkley, Larry Bird, Michael Jordon, John Thompson, John Wallace, John
Chaney more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| The tagline for He Got Game--"the father, the son, and the holy
game"--provides a very clear and accurate ordering of writer-director Spike
Lee's concerns in the film. While the game of basketball is the film's
unifying subject, this uneven but...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: May 1, 1998
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich,
Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Nunn, Ned Beatty
Directed by: Spike Lee
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
MPAA Rating: R (sexuality,...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| HE GOT GAME
(Touchstone)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosaria Dawson,
Zelda Harris.
Screenplay: Spike Lee.
Producers: Spike Lee and Jon Kilik.
Director: Spike Lee.
MPAA Rating: R (profanity, nudity, sexual situations,...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 5/1/98 (wide)
Running Length: 2:11
MPAA Classification: R (Profanity, nudity, sex, violence)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Ben Hoffman |
| Denzel Washington gives the performance of his life in this superb
film. His speech, that of an inner city resident; his Afro and
beard; his one-on-one basketball playing with his son, and in every
scene throughout this excellent film, Washington is...more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| He Got Game (1998)
Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper.
Written and directed by Spike Lee. 131 minutes.
R, 3 stars (out of five stars) more |
| He Got Game Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| HE GOT GAME, writer and director Spike Lee's indictment of the
pressure put on young athletes, starts with a beautifully choreographed
homage to the sheer joy of shooting hoops. Filmed in slow motion by
Malik Hassan Sayeed, the camera caresses the...more |
