Basketball is at the forefront of many people’s minds right now, with the NBA playoffs in full swing, so perhaps it’s the perfect time to check out a new take on one of the all-time great basketball movies. White Men Can’t Jump, a remake of the 1992 classic, stars Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow. It’s a tricky thing, though, to retool a well-known and beloved film, and many are wondering if the new leads can capture the same chemistry that endeared us to the OG actors more than 30 years ago. The reviews are here to give us some insight into that exact issue.
Rapper Jack Harlow is making his acting debut in the role made famous by Woody Harrelson. Sinqua Walls, meanwhile, will put his spin on Wesley Snipes’ character when White Men Can’t Jump is released to Hulu subscription holders May 19. First reactions to the remake were mostly positive, so now that the critics have had a chance to expand on their initial social media reports, let’s see what they’re saying.
