where's Detroit?

Rating: 4/10 (10 April 2000)

How does a movie about a pitcher with 18 years playing for the Tigers manage to show NO scenes of Detroit? Florida, New York, the Rockies, yes. Detroit, no. If the movie held up otherwise, this would just be a flaw. But the movie was dull, corny, and full of plot glitchs. Whether Costner is a great actor is up to debate, but he is usually very likeable on screen. He plays a similar role in TIN CUP--the down-and-out, sliding-into-middle-age athlete--there Kevin was charismatic and fun to watch. Not so in FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME. Probably playing across from the lifeless Kelly Preston did not make his job much easier here. Well, maybe there's a Tigers' game on t.v. . . .