Review of Eddie (1996) by Russell G — 27 Jan 2012
When you look down the cast list and see a group of average NBA players doing a lot of the acting you have to temper your expectations. Whoopi Goldberg is fine and it is even a good bit of fun to have the pro basketball players in the cast but the plot is not as strong and the movie is completely missing the energy and comedic punch that could have made this work.
Frank Langella is an accomplished actor but impulsive cowboy billionaire is hardly the role for him and he hurts the movie as well. I wish less time had spent on seeing how bad the Knicks were in the beginning and more time developing the players and making comedy out of how they interact and come together as a team.
. The ending, which was about being a true fan and sticking by your team, even if it was completely ridiculous. I mean come on! Were the Knicks really going to move to St. Louis?
This review of Eddie (1996) was written by Russell G on 27 Jan 2012.
Eddie has generally received mixed reviews.
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