There's a reason Babs is here. Honest.

My review of Richard Donner's 1980 suckfest Inside Moves just got posted on Filmcritic.com. Please feel free to drop by and read the review, as it will justify the two hours I spent watching the film into the wee hours.

For those who haven't seen the movie, one of the plot points revolves around a former basketball star (David Morse) who has a bad leg. Through the magic of movies, his friend (John Savage) gets an NBA star (Harold Sylvester) to fund hoopster's surgery. The surgery is not only successful, but Morse's character gets the chance to play semipro ball. After like a week of torching also-rans, he gets an NBA contract.

Read that paragraph again.

Inside Moves didn't work for a number of reasons, but Morse's ascendency to the pros blew my mind to pieces. Bernard King--the best Knick before Ewing took over--spent years rehabbing from a horrific knee injury before getting back to his All-Star form, but Morse's character goes under the knife, hits a few long jumpers, and he's the Great White Hope...I like a feel-good story as much as the next guy, but come on.

With that in mind, I've come up with a list of other movie moments that completely destroyed the boundaries of credibility.

--Raul Julia and Sonia Braga playing Germans in The Rookie.

--Anthony Hopkins playing a black man in The Human Stain. (If I ruined the movie for you, sorry. You're not missing much. Read the book, I beg you.)

--Mimi Rogers playing Barbra Streisand's older sister in The Mirror Has Two Faces.

--Elisha Cuthbert playing a porn star in The Girl Next Door.

--Gene Hackman hooking up with Barbara Hershey, who treats him like dirt, in Hoosiers.

--Matt Damon turning down Famke Janssen in Rounders.

I'd love to hear your examples. Did I overlook something? Let me hear your comments!