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May 1, 1998 · "He Got Game," the story of the pressures on the nation's best high school basketball player, could have been a gritty docudrama, but it's really more of a heartbreaker, about a father and his son. Lee uses visual imagination to lift his material into the realms of hopes and dreams.
Though not without its flaws, He Got Game finds Spike Lee near the top of his game, combining trenchant commentary with his signature visuals and a strong performance from Denzel Washington.
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May 2, 2018 · In the 20 years since its release, He Got Game’s reputation has ebbed with the culture. It failed to become a box-office hit and was released to mixed enthusiasm; even some of its positive...
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May 1, 2019 · ‘He Got Game’: THR’s 1998 Review. On May 1, 1998, Touchstone Pictures unveiled director Spike Lee’s drama He Got Game — featuring Denzel Washington, Ray Allen and Milla Jovovich — in...
A fascinating performance by Denzel Washington in a solid film. Denzel Washington has one of his greatest charcaters in Jake Shuttlesworth in this compelling film by Spike Lee. Jake is a man serving a life sentence for the accidental murder of his wife during a domestic dispute.
He Got Game Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Lawrence Ware The Root. “He Got Game” shows that being young, gifted and Black in America is not easy. In...
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May 1, 1998 · He Got Game: Directed by Spike Lee. With Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson. A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.
