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Rating: 1/10 (9 February 2005)

This is a romance disguised as a sports movie. And the romance part sucks. Also the sports parts suck.
Before I delve into my reasons for hating this movie, I want to mention something: The original title for this movie was, "For the Love of the Game" Why? Because that's how the phrase goes. Simple logic there. But, for some reason, they took the first "the" out of the title. Why? To make the title shorter. Why? Who freaking knows? Because some fat lady in a focus group likes short titles. I hate Hollywood.
Anyway, this movie is about a baseball player played by Kevin Costner who is pitching a perfect game on what might be the last game of his career. While he pitches, he has flashbacks. Some of his flashbacks involve his romance with a woman played by Kelly Preston. Preston, who I usually like because of her uber-hotness, plays one of the most annoying female characters of all time. Basically, her thing is, "I love you but I'm scared and slightly mental so I'll push you away over and over again." Very endearing. Plus her acting stinks in this movie. Other flashbacks involve Costner's character interacting with his teammates. This where the movie tries to pull at some manly heartstrings. It fails here too but manages to lay down some foreshadowing that would allow any idiot to predict what happens to the characters later in the movie. There are many other reasons why this movie sucks. The attempts at humor fall flat. The "inspirational" dialogue is cheesy. It has none of Sam Raimi's usual great touches. Costner cries. I could go all day.
Please- skip this. If you want to see a movie that is both about sports and romance and actually manages to do both well, see Jerry Maguire. If you've already seen it - see it again. It's very rewatchable. And Kelly Preston is way better (and hotter) in it.