One of my favorite baseball movies

Rating: 7/10 (3 August 2008)

I just wrote a review for Barry Levinson's The Natural, starring Robert Redford, Glen Close, Kim Basinger, Barbara Hershey, Wilford Brimley, Robert Duval and Darren McGavin. in it, i said that it along with BULL DURHAM are probably my two favorite baseball movies of all time.
While The Natural was lyrical and poetic, Bull Durham is real in a gritty way and cynical. The common denominator is that both films have heart. Lots of heart.
Writer-director, Roin Shelton does a great job of telling the story of our minor league hero, wonderfully played by Kevin Costner. Costner as always is fun to watch. Susan Sarandon is as real as can be, as she always is. TIm Robbins executes the comedy and the drama with equal skill.
This was a fun movie all around, and I know I'll probably watch this one at least every few years.