The Longshots

Featuring Ice Cube and that AKEELAH AND THE BEE girl.

THE LONGSHOTS is about a girl who plays quarterback for a championship Pop Warner football team based on a true story. It was your basic ROCKYish Disney sports movie. You notice Disney makes a lot of those inspirational sports movies? Surprisingly, they're all pretty good, too.

The girl, Jasmine, learns to play QB from her down-and-out former high school star uncle (Cube). Her daddy left her, but returns when she starts gaining notoriety. Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit actually directed this movie. Not bad.

I don't know why, but every time I think of Ice Cube, I think of one of his old rap videos when he was hating on MC Hammer and calling him a sellout. How ironic. What ever happened to that Nigg@ With Attitude? Nah, I actually like Ice Cube. Behind Will Smith, he's gotta be the second-best rapper-actor, right? He's like funny without being known for being funny. He needs to make another slammin' single like "Put Ya Back Into It" again. Or how 'bout another classic like "Ghetto Bird" or "It Was a Good Day." Or how 'bout making FRIDAY 15: Next, Next, Next, Next Friday with Dave Chappelle.

How come Black musicians can act? How come Black people in general can act? How come Chappelle turned down 50 million dollars?

Pretty good movie. Disneyish. Feel-good story. Perfect family movie. Perfect movie to show at school for Incentive Day. If I watch another one of these, I'm going to puke though. Too many happy endings. I'd rather go to a massage parlor for that...