'By watering down its characters’ arrogant, reckless attitudes, 'White Men Can’t Jump' undercuts its portrait of adversaries becoming allies, along the way embellishing everything with safe racially tinged one-liners that have no bite,' writes nschager
Jeremy and Kamal’s ensuing relationship involves a bunch of jokes about race, yet there’s no spikiness to this banter, since they seem like good guys who—despite the color of their skin—hail from similarly disadvantaged backgrounds and have experience with California’s path-to-the-pros basketball programs and culture.White Men Can’t Jump
Although its main characters are supposedly in dire financial straits, there’s no actual sense that Kamal and Jeremy are struggling; Kamal’s partner Imani is a supportive salon owner, and Jeremy is incessantly seen driving around in Tatiana’s dad’s Porsche convertible.compounds this situation by doing away with its predecessor’s gritty Venice Beach streetball milieu for pristine gyms, outdoor courts and heavily sponsored tournaments that resemble Day-Glo-colored corporate Mountain Dew events.
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