I get the whole point of the movie. But I found it incredibly boring.

Interessante ed originale film sul basket, o meglio sul mondo che gira intorno al basket professionistico negli USA. La situazione del cosiddetto "lockout", molto reale in quanto più volte accaduta dagli anni '90 in poi, viene ben raccontata ed analizzata, così come l'utilizzo dei social media come parte ormai totalmente integrante della comunicazione (anche ad alti livelli) ed in grado di essere enormemente centrale nella sceneggiatura. Molto interessante l'inserimento delle testimonianze di 3 veri giocatori NBA sui loro anni da matricole nella lega. Purtroppo questo è l'unico accenno di "realtà" presente nel film; tutto il resto è frutto di fantasia, prendere o lasciare. Parte però della bravura dello sceneggiatore e del regista Soderbergh è proprio quella di far sembrare la trama qualcosa di realmente accaduto, per nulla semplice o scontato.

Perfect movie to see during the NBA Finals, taught me what it was all about. The Game.

Low energy, no plot, and poor cinematography.

Technically fascinating - it was shot an iPhone, meaning we get to see events from perspectives rarely possible with more conventional techniques. It's well-acted also, a decent script - it's just a little dramatically inert, especially of you're sporting interests lie outside the NBA. It raises important issues around race in the context of professional sport and economics, but it needs more to grip us and make us care

Steven Soderbergh has an interesting take on the NBA draft system in this thought-provoking feature. However, entertainment value is not it's strongest point and I'm not sure I'd want to watch it again. With that said the editing style is pretty novel and does add an extra layer of interest to the film.

I'll admit my bias right up front - I love basketball. So, to see a story loosely based on the 2011 NBA lockout was interesting. To see a story with a "behind the scenes" look, actual interview snippets with NBA players, a gym in south Bronx teaching youngsters the game, all of it was enjoyable. Do you have to be a basketball nut to enjoy this story? I don't think so, but it helps.

Soderbergh's latest iphone romp is political talkfest with a real lack of shooting hoops. I can not stress enough how little basketball is played in this film. And I cannot stress enough how much talking there is. It's more like a gangster or heist film with lots of powerful people endlessly talking at each other. And in the end it is a heist.

What a great and timely movie! Bravo! A pleasure with witty dialogue and great production values.

Very entertaining for basketball fans and fans of sports business.

A thoughtful and compelling sports drama with an impressive cinematography, clever editing, a poignant and talented direction, and compelling performances.

As a Soderbergh movie, it falls flat, disappoints, and only makes me wanna stay away from his more rotten/ill received movies; While it may be good for passing time on your apple device while watching anime or a prestige show, but I'm with the audience on this one.

There seems to be a big disconnect between the critics and other reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes on this movie. I didn't find it appealing at all. I think the screenplay needed more work. I didn't know what was going on through a lot of it, and I'm well-versed in the NBA. I'm not sure what this was about: an agent trying to hang onto his clients, the culture of a lockout, a young basketball player trying to find his way? I don't know what the interviews with the actual players really added. I found myself bored most of the time.

Did anything even happen? Snoozefest.

Now just as I've lost faith in Soderbergh he comes along and puts me right back in my place. It helps that the firecracker whipsmart script by Moonlight's Tarell Alvin McCraney, and the bravura, smooth-talking, wise-cracking central performance by André Holland are just totally in sync. It's a gripping 70's era feeling, but very ultra-modern looking sports drama, but unlike most, it's not flabby, instead it's lyrical, brisk and tight. I really enjoyed this film and it's dynamism and completeness. Plus it's got a message. Soderbergh is making a new kind of PSA, a new way of igniting a revolution with cheap, fast and solidly entertaining think-pieces. And that in itself is a quiet revolution in film form.

Interesting movie about the behind the scenes of NBA during a lockout season. For such a subject the plot is engaging and dialogue witty. Great acting by André Holland, Sonja Sohn, Melvin Gregg and others.

Although on its slick surface, this is a somewhat convoluted and rather dry sports drama about contracts, labor relations, and franchise ownership, the film's real master stroke is the way in which the explicit narrative is reified and reflected by the material conditions of its production. The performative parallel here is perfectly seamless and smooth, touching nothing but net as Soderbergh takes aim not only at the NBA but, ever the independent auteur, at Hollywood in kind, dunking not only on the white management of professional basketball but the neoliberal entertainment establishment, and shattering the backstop in the process. The underlying point is as simple and effective as the legalism of the overt plot is purposefully byzantine and deliberately numbing: Like ripping the rock right out of your opponent's grip, modern digital media wrests the means of production away from entrenched owners, putting the power in the hands of players and filmmakers directly, allowing artists and athletes alike to access audiences by bypassing institutional control.

Normally I would give a detailed review explaining what a liked or did not like.... but movie can be summarized in one single word: BORING... ....boring beyond belief (sorry I had to use three more words)

Compelling drama from Steven Soderbergh about a sports agent maneuvering to try to end a basketball lockout. It has some interesting things to say about the business of sports and the relationships between the athletes, the owners, the players association and the agents. I found myself really wrapped up in the story and the characters.

André Holland, Melvin Gregg, Steven Soderbergh & Tarell Alvin McCraney did THAT! Awesome film!