IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

Register | Log In | What is RT?
It's our 10th birthday, so you get presents!
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
 
MOVIES / ON DVD / THE AIR UP THERE
The Air Up There

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

The Air Up There (1993)

24%
50%
50%
N/A
N/A
N/A
24 %
Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 6  Rotten:19 Average Rating: 4.1/10

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: Assistant basketball Jimmy Dolan's made a terrible mistake: he bungled his recruitment of a star player. Now the head coaching job's open, and Jimmy wants it badly. But he has only two weeks to make up for his failure by finding a new basketball whiz for his team. Then he spots the incredible... Assistant basketball Jimmy Dolan's made a terrible mistake: he bungled his recruitment of a star player. Now the head coaching job's open, and Jimmy wants it badly. But he has only two weeks to make up for his failure by finding a new basketball whiz for his team. Then he spots the incredible Saleh shooting some baskets in a film about an African tribe. Jimmy thinks he's got it made... but nothing is as simple as it seems, and Jimmy has to pay his dues before his dream can come true. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vasquez

Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Composer: David Newman

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 10, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
Ratings Image
3/5

However average it is, it still passes an hour and a half.

Full Review | comment Comment
03/24/08
Jane Stefanski
Empire Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

Give or take the odd spot of predictable arrogance, however, it's a good-humoured, good-hearted film.

Full Review | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
2/4

It's pure formula from start to finish.

Full Review | comment Comment
03/24/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

Working a bit too hard to send the crowd into a frenzy, the action in this basketball-oriented yarn isn't exactly fantastic, but it is mildly entertaining.

Full Review | comment Comment
03/24/08
Brian Lowry
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
3/5

No review available.

comment Comment
08/21/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
04/15/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
Ratings Image
1/5

No review available.

comment Comment
12/21/03
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
10/09/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
09/19/03
Rebecca Murray
About.com
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ratings Image
4/5

Wonderful sports comedy full of inspiring moments and exciting basketball action.

comment Comment
07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com
Ratings Image
1/5

No review available.

comment Comment
07/12/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
Ratings Image
1/5

No review available.

comment Comment
06/02/03
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
Ratings Image
1/5

No review available.

comment Comment
05/29/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Ratings Image
2/5

Children may find this funny, but the film isn't geared to very young audiences. It includes much more violence and profanity than its PG rating indicates.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
1/4

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/20/03
Neil Martin
Palo Alto Weekly
Ratings Image
3/5

Not nearly as bad as you think.

comment Comment
05/20/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
10/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ratings Image
2/5

Entirely predictable basketball comedy. Bacon gives better than the flick really deserves.

comment Comment
07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image
3/5

No review available.

comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums

JavaDude
This was the movie..
by: JavaDude 4/15/05


JavaDude
This was the movie..
by: JavaDude 4/15/05

Around the Network

• The Air Up There at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Air Up There at IGN
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.