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Metascore
21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAs is often the case with Lee, though, the film left me wishing for even more scenes of casual intimacy, still the most powerful way to carry any message.
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAs usual, Lee tries many kinds of stylistic effects and uses wall-to-wall music (by Aaron Copland and Public Enemy); what’s different this time is how personally driven the story feels.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackHe Got Game seems to cheer for integrity, honesty and hard work while playing up its own cheap thrills.
- 70SalonSalonAwkward and often downright silly, He Got Game is nonetheless heartfelt, a moving portrayal of a man who finds his long-lost son through faith, hope and basketball.
- 70SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinUneven, ludicrous, but--oh man!--fun to watch.
- 70NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenFlaws and all, this may be Spike's most purely enjoyable movie, and his best looking
- 67Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithFor all his superfan's intimacy with b-ball culture, he focuses less on the sport's fascinating mystique than on generic recapitulation of how celebrity culture seduces and devours young minority athletes.
- 60VarietyEmanuel LevyVarietyEmanuel LevyLacking the moral indignation, outrage and militant politics that marked Lee's earlier work, this vibrantly colorful film is a tad too soft at the center, and arguably the director's most mainstream movie.
- 60Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterHe got too much movie. That's the scoring total on Spike Lee's He Got Game, which ultimately must be judged a mild disappointment.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough too long by a good half hour, Lee's latest film packs a genuine emotional punch, largely because its polemical agenda doesn't entirely eclipse the drama.