
Juwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-court antics land him out of the league and without any prospects. Financially strapped and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with a plan so outrageous it just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the woman's basketball league. To his surprise, he makes it, but now the real challenge begins - to cease being Jamal and start new life as ... (Full plot summary below)
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Juwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-court antics land him out of the league and without any prospects. Financially strapped and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with a plan so outrageous it just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the woman's basketball league. To his surprise, he makes it, but now the real challenge begins - to cease being Jamal and start new life as Juwanna. Matters become even more complicated when Juwanna realizes that he is falling for his teammate Michelle, who shows him that there is more to women than meets the eye.
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| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerDirector Jesse Vaughan keeps the ball in play through the aw-shucks lessons in humility and generosity, but the teamwork is shoddy, the plays lack surprise and, finally, Juwanna Mann misses more than it hits. |
| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineI can't imagine anyone taking anything positive away from Juwanna Mann, other than the conviction that it's not a very good movie. |
| TV GuideSteve SimelsComic Tommy Davidson, in particular, is hilarious as gangsta rapper Puff Smokey Smoke, who falls for Juwanna and then, in a twist lifted directly from the queen of all drag farces, 1959's "Some Like It Hot," decides he still loves her after she's exposed as Jamal. After all, nobody's perfect. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA drag in more ways than one...'Juwanna' skip this miserable 'Tootsie' knockoff. |
| 3BlackChicks ReviewKamal 'The Diva' LarsuelThis movie is about a man in drag, but it's far from being a drag itself. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanIt's all so insincere, you can almost imagine the filmmakers rubbing their hands together at the prospect of ripping off the public. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueHere's a truly novel sports film: It actually has a script, decent acting, sympathetic characters. And it's fun. |
| The New York TimesDana StevensBut even though, most of the time, you know exactly what will happen next -- you don't much mind. Nor do the many plot holes and improbabilities -- undermine its silly, raucous spirit. |
| Reel.comTor ThorsenA tedious parable about honesty and good sportsmanship. |
| BET.comJames HillPerhaps there is only so much originality that can be mined from a premise that has been done every which way but loose, but how deeply can you laugh when you see the jokes coming a mile away? |