THE PLOT THUS FAR
With a fresh start, trying to escape an abusive past, Vance and his mother have just moved to a new city. Searching for a way to support his family while continuing his education he joins forces with Jules, who is looking for a highly skilled, basketball duel partner. With their impressive talent these two start cleaning the streets, winning every duel in town. Once word spreads they’re invited to enter the ultra-violent, competitive duel championship. With high hopes for the win they’ll do whatever it takes to walk off the court the new champions.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
Adrift at a new school in a strange city, young Vance Halden has trouble making friends until his peers discover his hoops prowess. Everything changes when Vance teams up with the ultracool Jules to dominate in two-on-two basketball tourneys.
Alongside his partner, they compete to get to the gathering, the biggest basketball tournament in New York. “Game Time” is loaded with clichés- bullying at school,daddy issues, a girlfriend who doesn’t want anything to do with straight-up balling. Just like so many other films of its kind, its predictable and formulaic.
The DVD comes with optional subtitles and a trailer gallery as its sole special features. The A/V Quality comes with a strong DD 5.1 track, but a rather digital noise filled transfer. There’s nothing too terrible about the presentation, it just looks like a lackluster DVD. In the end, I’d recommend a rental.
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