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Rebound: The Legend of
Earl "The Goat" Manigault (1996)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
3/09
3/09:
There was a Harlem basketball legend named Earl "The Goat" Manigault who ruled the courts of New York City,
became a drug addict, was found to be completely uncoachable, and died at age 53.
Naturally enough, a biopic had to be produced, and it's the unathletic Don Cheadle who nabbed the leading role for
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault. After seeing the film, I wondered, "What else is new? Why do I care?
It's not like America lost a future Nobel Prize winner."
The basketball scenes are average, and the acting is even more so. I keep waiting for something interesting to happen but only
to be presented with incidents that are either unconfirmed or outright lies. Eriq La Salle tries his best to show the setting
taking place during the 50's to 70's, but it still looks like the 90's. There's no substance most of the time except for the
last few minutes which revealed the real guy himself.
All in all, I would rather watch Hoop Dreams over
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault.