Pretty good, somewhat over-rated.

Rating: 6/10 (13 September 2008)

I donno, I've seen this one a couple times on TV here and there, but honestly had never sat thru the whole thing before start to finish. For five bucks, you can pick this up at Wal-mart, so-being the baseball junkie I am, why not? I really love Field of Dreams and the Natural. I like 8 Men Out and thought Major League was a hoot, the Rookie was better than it had a right to be. This--well okay it's on the same level of enjoyment for me as 8 Men Out and Major League. Anyone putting it over Field of Dreams, say-well you aren't looking at it same was I am.
What was good-Tim Robbins played a clueless goober rather well. They nailed the whole drudgery of playing minor league ball, partying, living on the road and being a jock as good as you could want.
Costner I thought was a little flat, there's always been so much buzz about this being so realistic-but I donno, any guy who belts 247 homers in the minors from behind the plate is going to be in the majors this day and age. Even guys like Kelly Shoppach and Kevin Cash spend more than 21 games up 'in the Show', and you aren't going to keep a guy that hits like Lance Parrish in A ball forever. C'mon.
Anyways. Robbins was too old to play the 23 year old phenom(he was 30 or so), Sarandon just irritated me to no end, used up is a way I would describe her, and was it me or did they NEVER show anyone else in the team's pitching rotation? Relievers? other starters? what Costner was the only guy who knew about throwing a slider or curve occasionally? What gives-? It's good intentioned, the bathtub/candles/garters scnenes were hot, and yes it rings true to life for the most part. It's also really dated(dig those Miami Vice duds on Robbins!), and it made me wanna break out the Rookie just because by the end of it.
**1/2 or so outta ****. *meh*