An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it was definitely a rather generic and predictable sport flick, it was however dealing with an amazing true tale which had a huge impact on American basketball. On top of that, some of the games displayed were really entertaining and they managed to deliver some of the best basketball scenes I have seen in a movie. Still, as usual with this kind of movies, the characters were not developed whatsoever. For example, the main reason Don Haskins decided to hire black players was not only because he believed that their huge talent was wasted but, above all, because he didn’t have any money to get the best white players available. However, the movie didn’t dig in this aspect at all and, instead, you got to see Haskins drilling orders through most of the duration. Concerning the players, it was actually even worse. For example, Bobby Joe Hill was apparently one of the most talented players in the team and, yet, he didn’t go pro after college but why? Eventually, the makers simply stick to the formula of the genre without taking any risk. Anyway, to conclude, even if it wasn’t really a masterpiece, it was still a really inspiring tale and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.