The stage curtains open ...
"Celtic Pride" may appeal to anyone who is passionate about their team. Just how far would you go to help your team win a championship? Well, for these two desperate fans, just about anything! Just like our two main characters, this comedy movie tries too hard to accomplish its goal, and with limited success.
The NBA Finals are in full swing with the Utah Jazz squaring off against the Boston Celtics - but when the Celtics lose Game 6 at home, forcing a deciding Game 7, fans Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) and Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd), find themselves in a position where they can directly affect the outcome of the game when they decide to kidnap and hold hostage the Jazz's star player, Lewis Scott (Daman Wayans). However, when Scott manages to escape, the two botched kidnappers find themselves cheering on Scott and the Jazz - because if the Celtics win the Finals, they are off to prison.
With the NBA Playoffs happening right now, I decided to revisit this 1996 comedy film and found it to be rather plain and stale. I remember watching it once years ago and enjoying it - but now, over 20 years later, it just doesn't seem to have the same appeal and entertainment value as it did back then. Stern and Aykroyd seem to go all out and have fun with their roles, but Wayans (much like his character) really didn't seem to care and turned in a mail-in performance. The idea of the movie is better than the finished product here - it just doesn't resonate well.
This isn't a bad movie, and for the 90 minutes you invest into watching it, it's okay with some funny moments. But I wouldn't recommend it. Not even to the sports enthusiast, since the film is more about what is going on behind the scenes than the actual game itself. I've seen better, but I've seen worse.
"Celtic Pride" may appeal to anyone who is passionate about their team. Just how far would you go to help your team win a championship? Well, for these two desperate fans, just about anything! Just like our two main characters, this comedy movie tries too hard to accomplish its goal, and with limited success.
The NBA Finals are in full swing with the Utah Jazz squaring off against the Boston Celtics - but when the Celtics lose Game 6 at home, forcing a deciding Game 7, fans Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) and Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd), find themselves in a position where they can directly affect the outcome of the game when they decide to kidnap and hold hostage the Jazz's star player, Lewis Scott (Daman Wayans). However, when Scott manages to escape, the two botched kidnappers find themselves cheering on Scott and the Jazz - because if the Celtics win the Finals, they are off to prison.
With the NBA Playoffs happening right now, I decided to revisit this 1996 comedy film and found it to be rather plain and stale. I remember watching it once years ago and enjoying it - but now, over 20 years later, it just doesn't seem to have the same appeal and entertainment value as it did back then. Stern and Aykroyd seem to go all out and have fun with their roles, but Wayans (much like his character) really didn't seem to care and turned in a mail-in performance. The idea of the movie is better than the finished product here - it just doesn't resonate well.
This isn't a bad movie, and for the 90 minutes you invest into watching it, it's okay with some funny moments. But I wouldn't recommend it. Not even to the sports enthusiast, since the film is more about what is going on behind the scenes than the actual game itself. I've seen better, but I've seen worse.