‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Review: Sinqua Walls And Jack Harlow Star In Logic- And Chemistry-Free Remake That Can’t Live Up To Its Predecessor

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For all of the success that Kenya Barris has had on TV, his film output as a director and especially a screenwriter is bizarrely spotty. For a project like “Girls Trip” (co-written with Tracy Oliver), we then have his directorial debut, Netflix’s “You People” from last January, co-written and starring Jonah Hill, which felt less like a comedy and more like a trap for anybody in front of the camera.

Todd Gilchrist editor “White Men Can’t Jump” holds a special place in a lot of moviegoers’ hearts; while not the enduring sports classic that writer-director Ron Shelton delivered with his baseball mash note “Bull Durham,” the buddy comedy vividly captures the world of pick-up basketball players, and features three standout performances by Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Rosie Perez. Director Calmatic’s 2023 remake not only fails to recapture the energy of the first film but seems to misunderstand the cinematic language of streetball, and is largely uninterested in utilizing stars Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow except as delivery systems for exposition. Updated only in its excess of contemporary slang and overwrought backstories, “White Men Can’t Jump” exemplifies the aversion to risk and lack of imagination in storytellers mining intellectual property at the behest of blandest-common-denominator-seeking corporate overlords.

Jack Harlow this month, well, he’s officially in the industry, baby. The film industry to be precise.The same artist who recently claimed he was “the hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters” makes his acting debut with a remake of the 1992 sports comedy classic “White Men Can’t Jump.” But there’s nothing hard about this new movie, even with its R-rated language.

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Jack Harlow is opening up about his exhilarating experience on the set of his first film, “White Men Can’t Jump”.

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Sophia Scorziello editor Jack Harlow makes his acting debut in the new remake of “White Men Can’t Jump.” “It was grueling. It was a hot summer,” the 25-year-old musician told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday night. He stars in the movie as Jeremy, a basketball hustler. While shooting the film, Harlow was also juggling the production of his latest album “Jackman.” “I just made it work,” Harlow said. “I’m a hardworker, I guess.” Sinqua Walls plays Harlow’s partner in crime, Kamal. On working with Harlow, Walls told Variety, “It was easy. He was one of my first castmates to ever call me before shooting to work on lines together. I have a lot of love for him. I’m telling you right now, this is just the beginning because the sky is the limit for my brother.

 had to make sure their remake of the 1992 sports comedy could stand up to the original, especially when it comes to the basketball scenes. Sinqua Walls, who was a McDonald's All-American Game nominee in high school and played on the University of San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, attributed the remake's «authenticity» to their director, Calmatic. «I think that was a testament to our filmmaker. I think Calmatic wanted to really do that, the studio really wanted to do that this time around,» he told ET at the film's premiere on Thursday at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

The White Men Can’t Jump red carpet was the best place to be on Thursday night (May 11) in Los Angeles!

Jack Harlow has the acting bug. The rapper-turned-screen star is gearing up for the release of his first feature film, and already has his sights set on the future and all it's multitude of possibilities.Harlow, 25, walked the red carpet on Thursday at the premiere of his new film,, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, and he spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about the warm response he's gotten for his first major acting gig.«It felt good!» Harlow said with a broad smile.

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