Crossover (PG-13)
Basketball players come of age in lame drama.
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- Studio: Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures
- Directed By: Preston A. Whitmore II
- Cast: Wesley Jonathan, Anthony Mackie
- Running Time: 095 minutes
- Release Date: 09/01/2006
- Video/DVD Release Date: 02/20/2007
- Genre: Drama
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- MPAA Explanation: sexual content and some language
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the friendship between Tech and Noah: How does the fact that they feel they "owe" each other for past favors shape their current choices? How might the lack of parental or other authority figures influence their choices? How does the movie represent their girlfriends? Why are so many sports movies so similar?
Message
Social Behavior:
Characters cheat and lie (two guys hustle for money on basketball court; a girl lies about the father of her unborn child); two protagonists argue then reconcile.
Consumerism:
One player performs in a TV ad that resembles Nike or Gatorade ads.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Cigar and cigarette smoking; champagne at a restaurant dinner; background drinking at parties/clubs.
Violence
Occasional arguments/bumps between players on basketball court; motorcycle accident leaves character injured with red scrapes on face.
Sex
Women in skimpy clothes repeatedly; sexy dancing in nightclubs; characters kiss passionately; non-explicit sexual intercourse (characters in underwear embrace); sexual slang.
Language
Profanity includes several uses of "s--t" and a couple of n-words (spoken by black characters); plus other words/phrases like "sucker," "pinch that loaf," and "sorry ass."
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Cynthia Fuchs
Is it any good?
Wholly undeveloped and erratic, the characters’ relationships -- old and new -- lurch from one dramatic confrontation to another, without much motivation or sense. Indeed, most of the movie's melodramatic content is indicated by the muddy, canned soundtrack, which is to say, none of it is compelling... except the games.
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