NO HITTER?

Rating: Null/10 (11 September 1999)

Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly. Detroit Tigers 19-year veteran ace pitcher goes against the NY Yanks one last time for that perfect game, flashing back in the dugout and on the mound with memories of boyhood catch with dad in Super-8, tender moments with opposing and fellow players off the field, and, especially, the on-again/off-again romance with magazine writer and single mom Kel. Can 40-year old Kev come out a winner? Sam EVIL DEAD Raimi successfully uses a variety of techniques (but not TOO many!) to capture the excitement of live and televised baseball with focal point Kev (and he wouldnÕt have it any other way) bearing all sorts of crosses including age, selling of the ball club, retirement, a relationship in the bottom of the 9th, etc. This sappy Kev-fest works with the help of RaimiÕs reserve and Basil PoledourisÕ impassioned synth soundtrack, driving us to a nail-biting crescendo with our own living legend Vin Scully calling the play-by-play.