Review of Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (2008) by Pat S — 13 Oct 2008

I like basketball, there is something wonderful about the ebb and flow of the game that is engrossing.

It is a game where there are moments of magic where talent defies logic.

It is also a game of mondo bucks for the big stars.

This is a documentary of some of the next generation of stars.

There is little tension in the documentary as it seems to be going nowhere.

It is about playing in the elite 24 game that took place in rucker park. so 8 players are highlighted, we get a little bit about them, we get the game and that is it.

Very watchable, but as it goes on you realise that there is nothing much at stake in the film, because you realise that this isn't going to follow the players after the game.

There are a few attempts to point out that there is too much pressure on the kids to get involved with sponsorship, that there are lots of "amateurs" involved with creating "star quality" around the players.

None of the players were particulary appealing, but with 8 of them to cope with it is hard to get under their skins.

It would have been better to have focused in on one or two of the players rather than trying to get us to care about 8 of them.

There are some nice touches such as the trading card motif that is used to introduce the players, some nice camera angles.

The sound track is as expected.

It would have benefitted from better sound in some places so we could hear what they were saying.

It would have also benefited from not having.

I could have done without the annoying mc at the game. he had that mix of thinking he was both funnier and cleverer than he really was.

All in all enjoyable but only for fans of bball.