The trailer should've been enough to keep people away, but I figured perhaps this might be an over the top goofy comedy and have some laughs.... Nope. I shoulda known seeing as this went straight to video.
So how do you ruin a movie somewhat parodying Dr J and his posse of old men making a comeback? Well, you put a bunch of retired NBA legends in old man prosthetics and try to make them act. It might have worked if they weren't actually trying to act for real in a drama and just played a fun comedic role.
Unfortunately the film looks like a joke, and took itself too seriously, trying way too hard to push a touching heart and soul feeling with life lessons shoved in your face, along with done-to-death/play-it-safe sub-plots thrown in with who-cares-about-this one either lessons.
This film had potential to be a great comedy, or at least a fun feel-good comedy, but instead became a triple-double predictable and eye-rolling bore-fest that tried to be something no-one cares about.
Also the character of Uncle Drew fails to shine as any kind of Dr J, Jordan, Bird, Magic or any legend. He doesn't seem that good in the first place, and there is no build-up or anything special that comes through for who is supposed to be the star of this whole thing?
Overall, don't bother. Its as funny as Jamie Kennedy thinking dressing up as a woman and giving advice is a "prank"
So how do you ruin a movie somewhat parodying Dr J and his posse of old men making a comeback? Well, you put a bunch of retired NBA legends in old man prosthetics and try to make them act. It might have worked if they weren't actually trying to act for real in a drama and just played a fun comedic role.
Unfortunately the film looks like a joke, and took itself too seriously, trying way too hard to push a touching heart and soul feeling with life lessons shoved in your face, along with done-to-death/play-it-safe sub-plots thrown in with who-cares-about-this one either lessons.
This film had potential to be a great comedy, or at least a fun feel-good comedy, but instead became a triple-double predictable and eye-rolling bore-fest that tried to be something no-one cares about.
Also the character of Uncle Drew fails to shine as any kind of Dr J, Jordan, Bird, Magic or any legend. He doesn't seem that good in the first place, and there is no build-up or anything special that comes through for who is supposed to be the star of this whole thing?
Overall, don't bother. Its as funny as Jamie Kennedy thinking dressing up as a woman and giving advice is a "prank"