Juwanna Mann

2002 "The only way he can stay pro, is to play (like) a girl."
4.7| 1h31m| PG-13| en
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A basketball star is booted out of the NBA when his on-court antics go too far, so he poses as a woman and joins the WUBA.

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Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Rijndri Load of rubbish!!
Steineded How sad is this?
Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
herbqedi Despite faint allusions to morals learned from Tootsie, Love & Basketball, and Mrs. Doubtfire, this low-budget farce is more of a cross between Sorority Boys and Kazaam without quite capturing the charm of either. It doesn't help that Kevin Pollak, the actor with the most accomplished credits in the movie throws away the obviously golden mold of Sydney Pollack in Tootsie to allude to playing Jay Mohr in Jerry Maguire but settle for a pale imitation (to the extent such a thing is possible) of Geoffrey Tambor in the odious Life Stinks. I gave this a 2 instead of a 1 because the title star does make a fairly attractive and physically convincing female athlete when he's not clowning around. Of course, it only gets a 2 instead of a potential 5 or 6 because the film provides NO explanation of how he overnight became familiar enough with female impersonation techniques to pull such a good one off so quickly. There are a few laughs in this unpretentious and undemanding brain-dead comedy, so if you are looking for background noise while you balance your checkbook or if you have yet to graduate 5th grade, you may find this acceptable. Otherwise, skip it.
merricatnyc Your standard "jerk finds his humanity through identification with an Other" formula comedy. In this case, the Other is a female--which is usually a recipe for disaster unless the jerk is Dustin Hoffman. I let this run as background noise after another movie ended, and was surprised to find myself watching it and even laughing a few times. I can't recommend spending money on a rental, but if it comes on cable you could do worse.
maXSepult Wow...How this movie got more than 2 out of 10 is beyond me. The main character is annoying as hell, with that high pitch Chris Tucker like voice. Just couldn't stand him. The story is simply unoriginal. The jokes are bad, REEEAAALLY BAD ! Nothing but clichés and stereotypes. And that dumbass character Smokey Smoke...I mean, does anyone here know people who actually act like that, cuz I don't know any pimps...Good god what a poor actor. I am being absolutely honest here, I really tried to enjoy this movie, but I didn't even get ONE laugh. This movie is a waste of time, money, and also a waste of good brain cells that could really someday do great things for you.I'd call this a turkey, but it would be an insult to those poor animals...
bettiem Jamal Martin is a loud-mouth, arrogant basketball star who istossed from the League. In desperation to play, he pretends to beJuwanna, Mann, a woman basketball player. The women on theteam are all good actresses and very convincing. Jamal asJuwanna is played very well. There are some crude moments andsexual innuendo, but it is basically good clean fun with thephonies exposed and the good people coming out on top. Irreminded me of "Tootsie" where another desperate man (DustinHoffman) has to play a woman in order to find a job. I give it a 6 forcreative imagination.