Been there, done that, liked it.

Rating: Null/10 (8 July 2002)

I have to admit that Hardball actually is a good movie. However, I can't help taking a few points because it's been done before - oh so many times. We've all seen the "man-who-doesnt-want-to-have-to-coach-a-kid-sports-team"-theme before (like "Champions"), which makes it all a bit too predictable. What saves the movie is from ok to good acting, a little more serious subtheme, good video/audio/directing and the fact that Connor wasn't a killer baseballplayer when he was a kid.