Fans of streetball the flashy, urban style of basketball performance art that's spawned its own stars, video games and even an ESPN series will find lots of smooth moves to check out in "Crossover." But compared to those prodigious in-your-face fakes, alley oops and slam dunks, the movie's trite, trash-talking dialogue and drippy do-the-right-thing message fall as flat as an airball. Read the full review
A talented basketball player is determined to use his UCLA basketball scholarship to become a doctor, rather than succumbing to the lure of the NBA. His best friend, who served time for an assault charge, has less lofty ambitions: to get his GED and win an underground street ball game against an arrogant rival.
Director: Preston A. Whitmore
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Wesley Jonathon, Wayne Brady, Shelli Boone, Alecia Jai Fears, Michael Kimbrew, Phillip "Hot Sauce" Champion
Run time: 95 minutes
Release date: Sept. 1, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and some language.
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