BrianSez's Review

Summary - Very Good 3.5

5 years in the lives of two inner-city Chicago Boys (William Gates and Arthur Agee), who live, breathe, and dream basketball. You could see it in their faces, for example when Arthur gets his ear-to-ear grin when he met Isaiah Thomas during his first practice at St. Joseph’s. Where Hoop Dreams lacks in intensity, it makes up for in its full-picture view of the trials of the families involved; what the black urban life is like in the context of shooting for success in the white-man’s world. Basketball is a salvation for boys like these, and watching the journey unfold was inspiring.

Acting - Perfect 5.0

Film - Very Good 3.5

Edge - Tame 1.3

Reality - Natural 1.0

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