Review of He Got Game (1998) by Lesley N — 08 Jan 2010

Jesus Shuttleworth, basketball talent, is trying to decide which college to go to, and everyone but everyone has a hidden agenda to help him choose, including his father, out of jail for a week in order to get him to sign for the state governors pet university.

I really liked this film, the pace was good, and the balance was good and the complications of the relationship between Jesus and his father, Denzel Washington seemed real and didn't get brushed over by an quick-fix happy ending.

Good soundtrack by Aaron Copeland and Public Enemy too (strange combination that strangely works).