I really wanted to like this move and with Debbie Allen and a story about basketball I was ready to get my movie groove on! However there where so many major holes in the story and plot that I could not even stomach any of the film at all. I fast forwarded towards the end. During one scene they had the scorers table on the opposite side of the team bench. So how would the players have checked in the game? The Director should have done SOME homework since it was obvious he knew nothing about sports. Then towards the so called climax the team needed to win one more game to get into the playoffs but then they suddenly needed one more game to win the championship. Those types of oversights means the film makers took the audience for granted and wasted our time. The stiff dio and horrific pacing was truly awful and some of the editing was extremely hard on the eyes and even harder on the intellect. City High School teams must always ride home on the bus and a coach would never let one of his players ride home with another player and drive for the first time with a permit???? A smart coach and father would never let his daughter drive home with a newly reformed gang member who has just changed stripes. Even if this is a true story it should never be put on the big or small screen because it is way too stupid. A driving learner must drive with an adult during certain times. Coaches do not stand next to each other during games and talk trash, there is such a thing as a coach's box. Also the scores table separates the two teams. This movie is an insult to basketball and should be banned from any viewing. As for the acting it is hard to tell how bad or good they are because the directing is so extremely poor. Nevertheless making a film is a major task and my hats off to all the particdipants for their efforts. Hope they never give up and continue to follow their dreams and if the filmmakers can create something worthy of praise I will be sure to write a comment that speaks to that. It was a great opportunity but the size of the budget had nothing to do with it at all. The timing, editing, story, casting, shot selections, and homework, homework, homework would have made the difference. Debbie Allen alone got my attention. Seeing a screen filled with beautiful black girls was a treat but they had nothing to run with in this film. When you have 30 year old women playing the part of teenagers you usually run into problems but that didn't seem to be a problem at all, so I guess that was one plus. Make another film and do it right. Peace!
Review of Tournament of Dreams
