Review: this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: trusts the story it sets out to tell 
Sentiment: positive

Review: stooping to gooeyness 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic , the wife is patient , the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate , but short enough to make a dream seem possible .