It's 1981 L.A. 11 year old Monica Wright moves in next door to Quincy McCall in the suburbs. She surprises him with her basketball skills and he gives her a scar on the chin. Years later, Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) are platonic best friends. While everybody roots for him following his former Clippers player father (Dennis Haysbert)'s footsteps, most dismiss Monica's ball dreams. Her short fuse doesn't help and she struggles in her game. Quincy's parents fight at home. The two friends find their way in their relationship.
I don't mean to be sexist but this is a basketball romance from the female side. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to bring a female sensibility which influences even the basketball action on the floor. It's a different lesser-seen side of a sports movie. Sanaa has a nice sincerity to her acting and Omar is his Omar Epps self. The sincerity in these characters carries the standard romantic plot. It is a sweet romance without going overboard.
I don't mean to be sexist but this is a basketball romance from the female side. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to bring a female sensibility which influences even the basketball action on the floor. It's a different lesser-seen side of a sports movie. Sanaa has a nice sincerity to her acting and Omar is his Omar Epps self. The sincerity in these characters carries the standard romantic plot. It is a sweet romance without going overboard.