Extremely long (at almost three hours) basketball documentary, made to seem longer by the unfocussed video-transfer image. Generating plenty of sociological and human interest, if not cinematic, it tracks the high-school careers of two inner-city Chicago prospects, Arthur Agee and William Gates, and it runs into inherent drama ("With six seconds to go, William steps to the line with two free throws and a chance to win") and inherent poignance: neither of them, as soon enough becomes apparent, is destined for NBA stardom. There is also a lucky surprise: the underachiever of the two advances farther in the state championship playoffs, Senior Year. Directed by Steve James. (1994) — Duncan Shepherd
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