#53: Uncle Drew

"I just came from hell after beating the devil's ass." may be the greatest line in a movie in 2018.

A loser man who cons people and leeches off of his girlfriend (who the film tries to paint as in the wrong for being enthusiastic about shopping when she supports this guy) enlists the help of an old man and his friends to play a basketball tournament and win 100$k.

This has the same issue that Proud Mary does for me. It exists, I don't have a problem with it, but that's all it does.

Most of the actors are actual NBA stars...and they do a fairly good job, bringing an aspect of realism and genuineness against the outlandishness of the only three actors in the movie (Howrey, Haddish, Kroll).

It's cliche at points - Heart attack, dance battle, 'You get old when you stop playing' - and there's a surprising amount of last minute forced drama (that intercuts between the action and, frankly, stops the film dead).

For those reasons, the screenplay is slapdash and wild, and while the intention were, more than likely, intended to keep the movie upbeat and light, we also are immediately introduced to a montage on how the main character is an orphan who failed at basketball one time against our main bad guy. The movie shouldn't be this heavy.

If you can Moviepass it, and have time to kill, why not.