Great Movie.

Rating: 9/10 (11 December 2006)

Bull Durham is a terrific movie that uniquely shows a relationship between baseball, love, and second chances. Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) has had a chance to play in the major league, but finds himself back in the minors training Nuke (Tim Robbins), a young pitcher with a wild arm. Costner does a wonderful job in his role as a smart, witty, charismatic ball player who struggles with Nuke because he has talent and potential to play in the majors but refuses to listen to Crash. Susan Surandon plays Annie, a charming woman who picks one player from the team each season to "be devoted to". The chemistry among the three main characters is what makes this movie so great, from the love-hate relationship between Crash and Nuke, to the sexual tension felt throughout the entire film between Crash and Annie. Bull Durham could be described as a baseball movie, but I think it could be better described as a film about lessons learned through second chances and love and how those affect the game of baseball.