Linsanity offers lots for b-ball fans, but also has a higher purpose.
Overview
The life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
At age 25, the likable and surprisingly humble Lin has so little career behind him and, his fans hope, so much more ahead, that his onscreen soul searching about lost opportunities and early missed dreams rings hollow.
A little game footage can go a long way; and a lot of game footage, no matter how good, goes a very long way.
As a piece of filmmaking, Linsanity is scattershot and too reliant on newsreels. And the interviews, most of all with the religiously devout Lin are, alas, fairly unrevealing.
Leong's film isn't particularly stylish, but it makes the most of the climactic Knicks footage, as well as showcasing a sweetly goofy side of the 25-year-old ...
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