More Than a Game

...presses positive themes of friendship and how the game can serve as a vehicle for turning boys into men, and Belman deftly rebottles the excitement of the moment.

You don't have to be a basketball die-hard to see how James became a celebrity; besides being a gifted athlete, his twinkly-eyed humor and emotional candor on screen makes him the film's charismatic center.

...an inspiring tale not just for lovers of basketball, although the games featured are so thrilling and tense that it's a challenge to remain sitting placidly in one's seat.

...maybe Belman’s film will instill in youngsters an interest in documentaries, of which this is a generally fine example.

...is a documentary, but it's every inch a triumph-of-the-underdogs fairy tale.