White Men Can't Jump boasts an impressively charismatic first-time movie performance by Jack Harlow, but the script is super-subpar.
was sold entirely on the premise of its two A-list stars, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, facing off. But White Men Can’t Jump doesn’t even have the decency to be a legacy sequel. The remake stars relative newcomers, depending instead upon name recognition for the title alone.
Still, just as House Party managed to give us one surprisingly great performance by a rapper , so too does White Men Can’t Jump within his feature acting debut. Recently mocked by Beavis and Butt-head for appearing as a guest in too many music videos, Harlow’s comedic chops as a recent Saturday Night Live host prove no fluke.
Kamal is a former #1 college recruit whose temper took him down the wrong path 10 years prior. He’s successfully conned by Jeremy, but later realizes that in a two-on-two tournament with cash prizes, the goofy white boy might be the perfect partner. Both need the money to support their girlfriends. Jeremy wants more for his Tatiana than to teach dance classes. If not for the income, she could follow her personal choreographer dreams.
Ironically for a movie that features a contemporary rapper and current singer in major lead roles, most of the film’s soundtrack is ’90s hip-hop. Aside from the title, it’s the biggest nod to nostalgia appeal; one can hardly imagine if the original had done likewise and featured hits of the ’60s. Ed Sheeran gets a nod as the one white artist acceptable to Kamal, and it’ll be interesting to see if this helps his sales any.
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