“Sneaks� is a little sneaky.
A brightly colored, music-tinged animated adventure jumping into theaters this week, it presents early on as the story of Edson (voiced by Swae Lee), a high schooler with worn-out sneakers who wins a pair of sick, one-of-a-kind basketball shoes at a Big Apple convention for sneaker enthusiasts. The baller believes the shiny-new kicks will be life-changing for him, helping him earn a hoops scholarship and win the girl he likes.
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