We’ve all seen “Hoosiers,” “Rocky” I, II, III, IV and VI (save yourself the time and skip V) and “Remember the Titans” about 1,000 times over. All of these are great movies, but somewhere along the line they start to lose a little bit of their luster. Every now and again you have to change it up because, let’s face it, watching Gary get paralyzed over and over again is just depressing for all of us. These movies aren’t the best of the best, but they’ll kill two hours of your time in an enjoyable way.
“Tin Cup:” Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a former golf pro who now owns a driving range in West Texas. He’s a big believer in always going for broke on the course, which is probably why he isn’t on tour anymore. When a current pro embarrasses him and starts dating the woman he’s interested in, Roy decides to get even and steal the girl by qualifying for the U.S. Open and winning it, which in Hollywood is totally reasonable.
“White Men Can’t Jump:” A black man who plays street ball (Wesley Snipes) and a white man who plays street ball (Woody Harrelson) team up to hustle other street ballers who assume the white man isn’t good. Hilariousness ensues.
“She’s the Man:” Just kidding, making sure you’re paying attention.
“Blue Chips:” A college basketball coach (Nick Nolte) falls on hard times because he’s the only coach who won’t pay his recruits. He sticks to his guns and does things the right way, until young Shaq and Penny Hardaway come along, at which point all moral apprehensions of illegal recruiting are thrown carelessly to the wind.
“The Replacements:” Keanu Reeves plays a washed-up college quarterback who, along with other washed-up college players and a convicted felon, get a chance to play in the pros when the NFL players go on strike. If that one sentence alone can’t convince you to watch this movie, then there’s nothing else I can say.
