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Everything about this movie was bad. Very bad. I usually can deal with low budget or bad quality and i love basketball, but i couldn't get through the whole thing. Think i made it 40 minutes or so before i couldn't take it anymore. Acting 1 star. Basketball scenes 1 star. They try to have "and 1" moments where a player does some fancy dribbling and its all so bad. It looks like a high school film project. Stay away.

A movie like this should never get past pre-production. i only watched this movie to see the dunks, more on that later in this review...BAD ACTING, BAD SCRIPT, BAD EVERYTHING. even the dunks would bad too. lol. i would had given this a -10/10 but it doesnt have them negatives.

This 2 hour movie is pretty lackluster for the first 50 minutes or so. Then it picks up and the intensity builds and builds right to the end. It's simply one of those great sports movie that's really well done. I would easily rank in my top 20, perhaps like #17.

'Slamma Jamma' is a formulaic yet an enjoyable film. It's a movie that gives itself away as soon as one character says "I want to win that dunk competition!" Still it has charm and excitement that comes from seeing it for what it is. It's predictable, yeah, but it's not much different from seeing a replay of a competition where your favorite character won.

The film turns into a genuinely inspiring story about courage and determination in the face of societal pressure and incalculable odds. And that's pretty much what sports stories, familiar though they might be, are really all about. This was a heartfelt movie where often, I got upset to see how cruel people would be to others, just because of the color of their skin. I am "white" though not white like this screen, lol, and raised in Los Angeles during the late 60's/70's and just never understood why people would not like you, without even knowing you just because of your looks/race and go to prison like Diggs did.

The movie delivers the goods: great performances and a lot of sports suspense. However, you have give it chance - the first one forth of the show is kind of slow. Many people can relate to this film. The director did a good job so that anyone could sit down and watch the movie to a point they would leave with a upbeat mind. This was a positive thing the director showed. Towards the end, everyone had each others back. The players even entered their world with confidence. This was a symbol that when we as a people start being positive about things nothing but good will happen to us.

For basketball fans and general audiences alike - this is a good movie worth checking out. The actors on the team all did a wonderful job. The film shows the hatred and prejudice against them but also the eventual acceptance. In the film, there are problems within the team when the new players first arrived, though I understand that wasn't really the case

It's an engaging film with a great message based on a true story.

Great sequences and styles in the tradition of sports classics like "Hoosiers", "Remember the Titans" and "Friday Night Lights"

The movie works well as a sports story—it reminds me of the movie Miracle (I thought Kurt Russell deserved an Academy Award nomination for that one!)—but its political statement is what's most important. Guy out of prison can make it!

A great story, but not brought to life that well on the big screen. Yet the film is interesting, holds your interest and is less cheesy than anticipated although it probably has taken liberties with the real version of the story.

I don't know a lot about cameras, lenses, and film stock (if movies still use film anymore?), but there's a grainy, orangey patina to the movie that gives it its old feel, and it's very effective.

Besides that, it's a solid, journeyman, underdog sports movie (with a whole lot of racial tension thrown in). Besides the color of the film, there's a laying open of the frustration and surrender black players felt after a relentless barrage of hate from opposing dunkers like Gary Smith and their respective communities. Finally, key dunker surrender to reverse hatred and lump all "crackers" together.

If you are not moved by this film, then you are part of what was wrong then and what is not corrected to this day. It was about respect and the need for humans to give each other their due and not dwell on stupidity. We were all cut from the same cloth many many generations ago in Africa. I came to Florida from West Texas and know the area well. Color is not important there when it comes to sports. We've gotten past that. It is time to get past it in other areas of our lives. If Slamma Jamma can help a little bit in that, then it is well worth your time. Well, it's well worth your time anyway as it is a great movie. Michael Diggs shows the world that what really matters is your heart. And is your heart right with the man above?

The film is memorable and ends in an upbeat fashion. Don't miss it.

You need not be a basketball or sports fan in general to enjoy this highly recommended movie.

Rating of eight stars out of ten.