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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4655133, member: 833"] [B]White Men Can't Jump (Hulu 2023)[/B] - Really good remake of the Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson/Rosie Perez classic. The 2023 movie is more of a tribute to the feeling of the original rather than a true remake, which is absolutely the right way to go. There is no way to recapture the energy of the original, so this one goes in a slightly different direction while still staying true to the original's homage to Los Angeles street ball. It is hard not to compare the acting, and Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow do not have the chemistry or energy of Snipes and Harrelson. I also feel like Snipes and Harrelson looked more like street ballers in the action sequences of the original than Walls and Harlow do. I actually like the plot of the new one better. The second act of the original doesn't make sense, especially the key turning point in his relationship with his girlfriend when Billy Hoyle bets everything on a single dunk attempt. That is a stupid thing for Hoyle to do, and he is a hustler, so why is he making an emotional bet? The motivations of the characters in the 2023 version are better explained and more realistic, and the hustles are a little more layered in the new one, which makes them better. [/QUOTE]