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Noah Cruise, a naturally talented basketball player, is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumbing to the lure of a former sports agent Vaughn, and his push for Noah to go for the NBA. Noah's best friend, Tech, the buddy that covered for him and did time for an assault charge, is also an outstanding basketball player, but has less lofty ambitions--he... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Sports |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 1st, 2006 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sexual content and some language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Releasing, TriStar Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$7,009,668 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
D+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Townsend
"A glimpse of a fascinating basketball subculture that loses its game in a slight, stale story." more...
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C |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"Shot on grimy digital video, with a formulaic script and woebegone dialogue..." more...
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C- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"Each flourish finds a way to look 'cool' and yet falsify each interaction between any two or more characters." more...
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C |
E! Online, Luke Y. Thompson
"...shoddily made..." more...
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D |
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