Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992) by Corey W — 30 Jun 2012

Harrelson and Snipes have great chemistry in this classic 90s comedy.

This review of White Men Can't Jump (1992) was written by Corey W on 30 Jun 2012.

White Men Can't Jump has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of White Men Can't Jump

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Michael T (3,420) on 15 Apr 2014

The movie just by first glance looks like an average sports comedy, when in reality it is a cinema achievement that brings the important topic…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Mike W (1,027) on 19 Aug 2016

Woody and Wesley are awesome basketball players…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 13 Jul 2018

It's a funny, frequently rousing film, with a warmly appealing acting partnership at its center-between basketball hustlers Wesley Snipes and…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 01 Apr 2014

The verbal interplay between the characters appears to be intentionally improvised, but the scenes come off as cumbersome and off-kilter…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Charlie L (477) on 09 Apr 2014

An originally comic sports flick with enough appeal to draw in the viewer for the duration of the picture…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Gavin P (778) on 30 Jan 2016

Very simple story - a 'chump'-looking white guy (Harrelson) who can play basketball hustles unsuspecting black players out of cash, including…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Bill Kelley (4) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 01 Apr 2014

[Shelton] contributes a uniquely eccentric point of view that is simultaneously obsessed with and ambivalent about sports, athletes and competition…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Ryan T (1,220) on 10 May 2017

There was a laughter that was funny but I did not find this movie entertaining I just found it to be too much arguing…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 01 Apr 2014

A fresh and exuberant romantic comedy that is as smart about playground basketball as Bull Durham was about minor league baseball…

Read Review

Review of White Men Can't Jump (1992)

By Duane Byrge (235) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 26 Mar 2018

Smartly spreading his story beyond the end lines of the basketball court, writer-director Shelton has knocked down a sparkling, slice-of-life…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Day of the Locust (1975)

By Maryann W (19) on 09 Aug 2009

A long, depressing film. Quite obviously not one that was made to be particularly likable…

Read Review

Review of The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

By Dana Stevens (1,435) for The New York Times (9,847) on 14 Jan 2016

Not only is it excruciatingly boring -- but its central premises are so banal and dubious as to border on offensiveness…

Read Review

Review of Rush Hour 3 (2007)

By Nabeelr. (1) on 11 Aug 2007

This movie was deplorable, and in no way fell in line with the story line of the other Rush Hours…

Read Review

Review of Rush Hour 2 (2001)

By Ryancarroll88 (145) on 27 Sep 2010

In short, one of the worst movies I have ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

By Lambo442 (171) on 28 May 2016

Couldn't get pass the first five minutes of this gimmicky nonsense…

Read Review

Review of Stay Hungry (1976)

By Camille L (1,034) on 18 Sep 2012

Watching it right now, some of the worst acting and use of storyline I've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of The Longest Yard (1974)

By Pipop. (2) on 06 Oct 2005

I usually don't give my advice on movies, but I'm shocked by Bit Burn 's review: GREAT STORYLINE…

Read Review

Review of Dark Horse (2005)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The List (2,018) on 03 Nov 2018

There isn't much in the way of a story in Dark Horse…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

White Men Can't Jump

1992

67%429 Reviews

¡Three Amigos!

1986

64%408 Reviews

Roman Holiday

1953

82%676 Reviews

Nightwatch

1997

45%152 Reviews

Blade: Trinity

2004

48%721 Reviews

Alien³

1992

71%899 Reviews

The Beach

2000

62%683 Reviews

Planet Terror

2007

61%553 Reviews

Open City

2008

66%153 Reviews

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

53%993 Reviews