One life ending, another beginning

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2005)

I like baseball and Kevin Costner, but this would have been a great movie without Costner. You see how a fading ballplayer looks back over the ups and downs of his career and slips you get a peak into his future. John Reilly is a treasure, adding to whatever he appears in. I highly recommend this film to anyone approaching middle age and wondering if they should have done things differently. The scenes from Yankee stadium are stunning, with the high night shots making the stadium look more like a cathedral than a ballpark. Jena Malone turns in another fine performance showing everyone her performance in Stepmom was no fluke.