A Goofball’s Quest: Slam Dunk for Survival
di Matt Zoller Seitz The New York Times
A throwaway scene in “Semi-Pro,” a comedy starring Will Ferrell as Jackie Moon, the owner, coach, promoter and star of a struggling 1970s-era basketball team, boils Mr. Ferrell’s macho man-child persona down to a sentence.
Before a game featuring Jackie’s team, the Tropics from Flint, Mich., the camera pans across cheerleaders at the base of a 100-foot ramp, then reveals Jackie at the top in roller skates and a helmet, steeling himself for an Evel Knievel-style jump. A courtside announcer declares, “The fact that Jackie has never been on roller skates before has apparently done nothing to diminish his confidence. [...]
di Matt Zoller Seitz, articolo completo (3936 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The New York Times 29 Febbraio 2008
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