One of Quantum Hoops' favorite distractions from actual games is to look at the charmingly nerdy lives of Caltech students.
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05/31/08
Quantum Hoops (2007)
79 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 15 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Synopsis: While most sports films celebrate the quest for a championship, "Quantum Hoops" follows a team that is searching for a single win. The documentary chronicles the final week of the 2006 Caltech basketball season. The team is currently in the midst of a 21 year losing streak - over 240... [More]
Genre: Sports/Recreation
Director: Rick Greenwald
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1 - 19 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Revenge of the Nerds minus laughs plus inspirational music equals Quantum Hoops.
05/16/08
The combination of David Duchovny's wry narration and the genuine charm of Greenwald's subjects is pretty tough to resist.
05/16/08
Top Critic
David Duchovny narrates this inspirational account of Caltech’s 2006 basketball season (yes, the school has a team, and at the time of filming, the squad had not won in 21 years).
05/14/08
Scratching your head because you don't know why David Duchovny provides narration for Rick Greenwald's Quantum Hoops? Hint: the truth is out there.
05/08/08
I’m not a basketball fan in the slightest, but I will admit to being wrapped up in the tension of this incredibly rousing finale. After watching this inspiring documentary, I’m sure you’ll feel the same way.
04/16/08
While it may not be the most absorbing subject for a feature documentary, the hoop dreams of a brainiac team that wants to win just once does make for an amusing diversion, especially with another season of college-bracket fever upon us.
03/28/08
Couldn't the film have told the story of a single season or explored what it means for a team of genius scientists and math whizzes not to crack the code of their failure? We get glimpses and glosses but never a story.
03/28/08
A pleasurable feature film that can't help but fall in love with these perennial losers...narrated with wonderful highball sincerity by David Duchovny.
03/27/08
America loves its athletes, but the scholars are just as driven, determined, and successful
11/17/07
An unpretentious but goodhearted tale of exceptional intellectuals surviving a state of perpetual frustration.
11/05/07
These teams may be genuinely awful, or simply overmatched, but [director]Greenwald honors them, their brainy players and their Job-like coaches alike.
11/02/07
Quantum Hoops -- the debut documentary from Rick Greenwald -- is an absolute slam-dunk.
11/02/07
Although Greenwald has made a fairly lighthearted film, replete with playful graphics and humorous digressions, it does prompt some serious reflection on what college sports are really all about.
11/01/07
Top Critic
The Caltech Beavers are a surprisingly charming group of overachievers who prove to have as much heart on the court as they do brains in the classroom.
11/01/07
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