A Great Movie ~ 5 Stars!!

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2002)

Wow. Keanu Reeves only gets better and better. He gives another great performance as the messed up gambling low life, Conor O'Neill who finds redemption in training a little league baseball team from the projects.
Hardball hits you in all the right places. It's got heart, it's got a great storyline and a great ensemble cast. I was very moved by the performance of the young team of baseball players. You could really feel their struggle to get away from their poverty stricken lives by escaping to play baseball and triumphing against the odds.
This is a feel-good movie. It lets you know there are people out there who care for others welfare and will do all they can to help, which was very evident.
I just wished it had a slightly longer running time, in order to explore the relationship between Conor and Miss Wilkes [played by Diane Lane].

It has a great soundtrack, which I recommend you buy