THE LONGSHOTS (Theatrical Release USA 2008)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

The Longshots—nice work by Ice Cube—bases itself on the true story of a young girl, Jasmine Plummer, who works to establish herself as a football player on a boys’ ball team. The script, well-written, shows, rather than tells that persistence, hard work, good training, and family support can go a long way toward establishing positive wins in life. Great work for Director Fred Durst.

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Storyline

An uncle helps his niece develop self-confidence and a place in the community by training her to play football.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Fred Durst for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Andrew G. La Marca, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Curtis (Ice Cube), Jasmine (Keke Palmer), Claire (Tasha Smith), Ronnie (Jill Marie Jones), Cyrus (Dash Mihok), Coach Fisher (Matt Craven), Winston (Glenn Plummer), Reverend Pratt (Garrett Morris)

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. This is a surprisingly good sports film for all ages.

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Ben Meyers