FAB 5 4-EVER!!!
I just got finished watching this movie.....and I have three things to say #1 "IT IS ABOUT DAMN TIME" and #2 "WOW" and #3 "I LOVE THIS TEAM". I thought that ESPN did an excellent job of the release of this movie on Selection Sunday! The directors did an excellent job also with portraying one of my favorite basketball teams of all time!! Just wow folks, and I am honestly still excited that I just saw this!!!!!
The movie takes you on a brief stint of when these 5 guys came out of high school, up until the ends of their careers at UofM. I won't get into too much detail about this movie, cause it is a must see... but if you dont know who the Fab 5 is, or you are a fan of basketball you need to see this movie!!! It is 100% authentic, and holds nothing back. From the fun to the racism to the heart-ache this team experienced over 2 years it is just amazing and non-stop.
You also get to see good close up conversations and opinions of Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Ray...
Almost perfect
I agree that this story, the true story of the Fab Five in their own words, is long overdue. I title my review "Almost Perfect", because other than Chris Webber not being involved with this documentary, I thought it was perfectly done. Chris is obviously still carrying around alot of baggage from his time at Michigan, alot of unresolved baggage. The other 4 members say he simply won't talk about the "timeout" or the money he got from that Michigan booster. He needs to talk to someone about it or it's going to haunt him for the rest of his life. I look back at his NBA career and see how all that baggage affected him throughout his career. The trouble he got in early in his career with the Bullets/Wizards with smoking pot and drinking and then later when he was with the Kings and was afraid to take the big shot in the clutch against the Lakers in the playoffs. The latter was the direct result from the 1993 title game, he was afraid to fail under the spotlight again, he wouldn't take the...
The Fab 5 continues ESPN Films' strong run - it's a really great project from Jalen Rose
"The Fab 5" is one of the better documentaries to come out of the increasingly excellent ESPN Films pipeline. It wasn't part of the stellar "30 for 30" series. But it's clear that that initiative raised the bar - both in terms of quality of the productions and in who they're attracting to make films. And, it's getting interesting guys like Jalen Rose to think, hey, maybe I've got a good project in me.
Indeed, he did. Not only did Rose produce this film, he also has large chunks of screen time recalling the events. Anyone who's seen him on ESPN knows what a revelation he is as a commentator. He's not Sir Charles (is anyone?), but he's got his own unique style that can't be taught. It's that personality that bursts through again in "The Fab 5." The other guys - Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, and Jimmy King - provide their insights, too. It's easy to see why the country fell hard for The Fab 5: these are very likable guys.
What's missing, of course, is Chris...
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