However average it is, it still passes an hour and a half.
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03/24/08
The Air Up There (1993)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:6
Rotten:19
Average Rating:4.1/10
Synopsis: Assistant basketball Jimmy Dolan's made a terrible mistake: he bungled his recruitment of a star player. Now the head coaching job's open, and Jimmy wants it badly. But he has only two weeks to... [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vasquez
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Reviews for The Air Up There
Top CriticIt's pure formula from start to finish.
03/24/08
Working a bit too hard to send the crowd into a frenzy, the action in this basketball-oriented yarn isn't exactly fantastic, but it is mildly entertaining.
03/24/08
Top CriticGive or take the odd spot of predictable arrogance, however, it's a good-humoured, good-hearted film.
06/24/06
No review available.
08/21/05
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04/15/04
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12/21/03
No review available.
10/09/03
No review available.
08/22/03
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07/12/03
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06/02/03
No review available.
05/29/03
Children may find this funny, but the film isn't geared to very young audiences. It includes much more violence and profanity than its PG rating indicates.
05/20/03
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05/20/03
Not nearly as bad as you think.
05/20/03
No review available.
10/29/02
Entirely predictable basketball comedy. Bacon gives better than the flick really deserves.
07/26/02
No review available.
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