A Baseball movie AND A Chick Flick Rolled into One

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 1999)

This was a great movie. I went into it with high expectations because it had two things going for it in my mind: it was based on Michael Shaara's novel and it's a Kevin Costner/Baseball movie. It did not disappoint despite Costner badmouthing Universal for cutting some scenes. Well worth the price of admission. I have to admit I may like it better than "Field of Dreams"... I'll have to watch it again when it comes on video to decide that one. Shaara's "Killer Angels", which was made into "Gettysburg", makes a cameo when Billy Chapel carries it onto the plane after a game at Fenway. Nice touch and tribute to a wonderful author who sadly never lived to see his two novels make it to the screen.