REBOUND

I watched Rebound on Star Movies last night. It was a funny movie. Martin Lawrence played his role without the sickening comedy almost always present in US-made comedy films. I thought that it was also nice that the kids in the movie were all new faces. The story was okay, similar to Mighty Ducks but I think it was Martin Lawrence that made everything unique. So yeah, I liked it.

Synopsis from imdb.com: Coach Roy once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What¹s more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can demonstrate compliance--in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits and waits; for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: the Mount Vernon Junior High School Smelters basketball squad. Roy reluctantly accepts the offer, hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. But when old school meets middle school, Coach Roy doesn't know what hit him. It's not until Roy decides to teach his young charges some new concepts--like passing, rebounding, dribbling, and scoring--that the Smelters begin to find success and Roy finds something long thought lost: his love of the game. Written by Sujit R. Varma

It's pretty close to a Disney Original Movie with the lessons and being true to oneself but it's not sappy and you do not get teary-eyed at the end of the movie. So it's okay I suppose. =D