The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.
Acting
Anthony Mackie somehow believable despite everything around him.
Editing
Music video cuts that never let you breathe for 95 minutes.
Director
Preston A. Whitmore II
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was released the same year as 'Half Nelson' — both star future Marvel actors in teacher roles, but only one became an Oscar nominee. Guess which.
The 'streetball' boom peaked mid-2000s with AND1 Mixtape Tour; this film cashed in just as the trend collapsed.
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