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A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, Metacritic 53/100.
Synopsis
Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, deeply resentful of his father's preference of Odin on and off the court, plots a diabolical scheme to sow the seed of mistrust between O and Desi, setting in motion a disturbing chain of events which erupts into a firestorm of breathtaking intensity.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic53/100
312 audience votes
Key crew
- Tim Blake NelsonDirector
- Brad KaayaScreenplay
- Jeff DannaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mekhi PhiferOdin James
- Martin SheenCoach Duke Goulding
- Josh HartnettHugo Goulding
- Andrew KeeganMichael Cassio
- Julia StilesDesi Brable
- Rain PhoenixEmily
- Chris FreihoferAssistant Coach
- Elden HensonRoger Calhoun
- John HeardDean Brable
- Anthony JohnsonDell
- Chris DongDutchman Player
- Rachel ShumateBrandy
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Themes
high schooljealousymanipulationgirlfriendbasketballhigh school sportsfriendsdrugsxenophobiabasketball playerpreparatory schoolbasketball coach