I should also mention that this is by far my favorite performance from Tom Hanks. I also love the subtlety in the relationship between Jimmy and Dottie. He clearly falls for her by the end of the movie. He knows it, she knows it, and her husband knows it, but it remains subtext because they all know he'll never do anything about it or push at any boundaries. Neither of them comment on it and he doesn't pine away for her for all time. He knows she'll never return his affection and he's okay with it. It's just so... mature. 3. The movie celebrates all women. (Or, I should say, all young, cisgendered, heterosexual, white women.) But the women of the Rockford Peaches make up a fairly diverse group. Sexually promiscuous women like Mae are just as likable and celebrated as devoted wives like Betty Spaghetti. Marla, the "ugly" woman, is still an amazing hitter and still ends up married to a loving husband. Doris, always believing that she'll be the "funny friend" to her sexy friend Mae, gets two fanboys during the championship series. The women on the Rockford Peaches are brassy and quiet, domineering and submissive, sexual and chaste and everywhere in between. They make up a wide range of personalities and we're meant to root for them all equally. Watching this movie again only made me love it more. In fact, I have finally come to terms with the Rockford Peaches losing the World Series. I used