'Boogie' review: In portraying basketball, culture-clash drama fouls out
CST_ Focus Features presents a film written and directed by Eddie Huang. Rated R (for language throughout including sexual references, and some drug use). Running time: 90 minutes. Opens Friday at local theaters. The second offense: basketball sequences supposedly depicting New York City high school hoops at the highest level, but nobody appears to be taller than about 6-foot-1 and the games move at a relatively slow pace, with the players appearing to be average at best. Another problem is the title character is borderline likable. He’s a basically decent kid, but he can b...
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