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He Got Game (1998) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give He Got Game (1998) a score of 2.9057 out of 4

based on (92) reviews

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Excellent

(14)

Very Good

(66)

Good

(10)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(0)

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Ben Hoffman

Jake Shuttlesworth (Washington) is in jail for having killed his wife. In an argument with his young son when he threatens to punish him, his wife tries to stop him. When he shoves her away she accidentally hits her head on the stove and dies.Jake's...read the complete He Got Game (1998) review at Ben Hoffman

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Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)

Spike Lee's twelfth feature film stars Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth, a convict serving 15 to life for killing his wife during a family argument. Jake is offered a deal from the governor, via the sleazy warden (Ned Beatty), to commute his...read the complete He Got Game (1998) review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)

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Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)

A good Spike Lee effort....read the complete He Got Game (1998) review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)

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Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

Whatever point Mr. Lee wishes to make, he could have certainly done it without asking his actresses to demean themselves on camera....read the complete He Got Game (1998) review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)