Linsanity PG
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 29 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 7, 2014
- Originally Released: 2013
- Label: Ketchup
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Evan Leong | |
Narrated by | Daniel Dae Kim | |
Subject: | Jeremy Lin |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Linsanity offers lots for b-ball fans, but also has a higher purpose.
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Globe and Mail
Rating: 3/5 --
Thoughtful sports docu will inspire young basketball fans.
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Common Sense Media
Rating: 3/5 --
Doesn't really do anything too unorthodox, but the production values are stellar, and this wouldn't feel especially out of place as a 30 for 30
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EntertainmentTell
Rating: 3/5 --
Not just for the fans, the doc presents an entertaining and thoughtful story of racial minded America and the effect it has had on the struggle and the success of Jeremy Lin.
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Nonfics
Rating: 2/4 --
A little game footage can go a long way; and a lot of game footage, no matter how good, goes a very long way.
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Boston Globe
Rating: 2/4 --
It's pretty much just trekking through the territory that got written up in all those game day reviews.
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National Post
The events leading to this media-fueled frenzy and the genial, low-key underdog at its epicenter are given a peppy workout by director Evan Jackson Leong in the enjoyable documentary called, yes, LINSANITY.
Los Angeles Times
Product Description:
In February 2012, the New York Knicks were having a truly unremarkable season and seemed unlikely to see postseason play when a star emerged from their ranks -- Jeremy Lin, a point guard who sparked a seven-game winning streak that galvanized fans and gave the Knicks an unexpected shot at a playoff spot. While the Knicks' sudden turnaround seemed like something out of a movie, Lin was the unlikely hero -- a player of Taiwanese and Chinese heritage who was one of the few Asian-Americans playing in the NBA, and an athlete whose promising career had known more than a few setbacks, causing him to wonder if he might be cut from the Knicks' team before things finally clicked. Filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong had been following Lin's career before he became a fan favorite in early 2012, and in the documentary LINSANITY, he presents the full story of Lin's life on and off the court, including his relationship with his family, his college career at Harvard, his stint with the Houston Rockets, how he deals with racism in a sport where few Asians excel, and his strong Christian faith. LINSANITY received its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.