Eddie Reviews
Whoopi is good but the rest sure isn't, especially the script.
It's a movie that without Whoopi would suck but she is there and enough to save the movie to be just an ok mix. If you want to see it, go ahead but it's better as just a rent than a buy.
A die hard Knicks fan becomes head coach in this familiar and cliche comedy that ultimately wastes the talents of its lead star, Whoopi Goldberg.
Goldberg's typically favorable with her moments, but less than her attempts to be funny when she's the only comedic quality in this unfunny sports comedy. She'd followed a good concept of a seated-far-away fan-turned-coach of her favorite team becomes more than she acknowledges. The other concept of a weak team is similar (excluding the powerless team in "Space Jam"), next to the similarly somewhat semi-"The Best of Times" silliness. (B-)
The NY Knicks are so terrible, they have to get a fan coach played by Whoopi Goldberg to coach them. She turns them into winners, but the owner is more interested in selling the franchise so they have to find a way to keep the team. A decent movie, pretty dumb, but it works for a while before outstaying its welcome after a while. Mostly good as a punchline for when a team is doing poorly.
Eddie is a decent film. It is about Eddie who is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella give good performances. The screenplay has some funny moments but is a little slow in places. Steve Rash did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor.
Quite a bit over the top film but held together by the genuine acting ability & charisma of Whoopi, she really made this film work. The premise is ridiculous but owner of New York Knicks hires Whoopi as couch to build media & improve the team. But things take a while till players respect her & this is typical Hollywood formula but its entertaining & easy to watch, would be a waste of time other than Whoopi.
A female fan gets to take over as coach of one of the NBA's most popular teams the New York Knicks because the team is losing badly, a new owner likes taking chances, and Whoopi has a big mouth it's not a believable story at all.
Oh dear. Typical flimsy sporting movie of fan turned coach turns losing Kicks into All Stars. Cast includes wooden basketball players. Watch something else....
Guilty pleasure alert. The idea that Whoopi Goldberg could ever coach the New York Knicks is preposterous. Yet, the delivery is delicious, dazzling and full of wit and heart. One of my favorite sports movies.
This movie is funny!!Whoopi is on her game and her interaction with her b-ball players is hilarious!!
This is a movie about a basketball fan getting a chance to be the coach. Whoopi Goldberg is funny and some if the other actors were funny too. I found this to be a funny and entertaining movie.
When you look down the cast list and see a group of average NBA players doing a lot of the acting you have to temper your expectations. Whoopi Goldberg is fine and it is even a good bit of fun to have the pro basketball players in the cast but the plot is not as strong and the movie is completely missing the energy and comedic punch that could have made this work. Frank Langella is an accomplished actor but impulsive cowboy billionaire is hardly the role for him and he hurts the movie as well. I wish less time had spent on seeing how bad the Knicks were in the beginning and more time developing the players and making comedy out of how they interact and come together as a team.. The ending, which was about being a true fan and sticking by your team, even if it was completely ridiculous. I mean come on! Were the Knicks really going to move to St. Louis?