- Genre : Comedy
- Runtime : 1h 43m
- Cast : Nick Kroll, LilRel Howery, Shaquille O'Neal, Erica Ash
- Director : Charles Stone III
- Producer : Lionsgate
- Language : English
- Release Date : 29 Jun 2018
- Rating : PG
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3 Reviews
What started out as a Pepsi Max commercial then evolved to a YouTube chapter has now taken its next step in evolution... an Uncle Drew movie. For those who haven't seen the original commercial, think Grandmama from the early '90s. Instead of Larry Johnson, insert Kyrie Irving who 'philosophises' youngbloods on the game of basketball and how it should be played. Set on the premise of an annual outdoor hoops tournament, Dax finds himself in need of a team to coach just 72 hours before the start of the tournament. Broke, homeless and recently dumped; he heard legends of the mythical "Uncle Drew" from his hayday in the 1960's but didn't believe the hype. Until he stumbled into a chance meeting with the blacktop legend. As predictable as expected, Uncle Drew agrees to play for Dax under several conditions. First, Uncle Drew choose his teammates. And second, Uncle Drew is the weatherman and can only control the heat in his van. Turns out that's a running joke throughout the film. A funny joke none-the-less. The funny scenes are stolen throughout the movie Chris Webber's character is introduced! When you have acting legends such as Shaq, he must be funny. Actually, the two of them are the comic relief in the film. Especially during the baptism and the night club dance off. Apparently, that's a real thing.
There might not be anything new about an underdog sports comedy, but this one is entertaining enough even for viewers who can't tell Nike Jordans from Irvings. Howery, best known as the scene-stealing best friend from Get Out, is effective here as the straight man comedy lead. His comedy skills are on point, and he's easily believable as a lovable loser basketball fanatic. Comedy queen Tiffany Haddish co-stars as his hilariously materialistic girlfriend, Jess, who dumps him for Mookie, played by Kroll in a delightfully manic performance.
I really enjoyed seeing this with my 12 year old basketball fan. I was not expecting much because of the nature of the cast, but I thought Kyrie was actually a very good actor, and also the performance of Tiffany Haddish was particularly funny. It was just a very silly, light hearted film where the underdog gets to win, and you get to see a lot of fun fantasy basketball and amusing dancing. I was on the edge of my seat for most of the film. If you have any little basketball fans at home, you might have fun too!
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