Horrible Storyline

Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2002)

*** CONTAINS SPOILERS**** If it was not for the kids this movie would have been unbareable. Keanu Reeves continues to amaze because he may be this worst leading actor of his generation and he manages to continue to land leading roles.
There were two main problems that I had with this movie, the first being a minor one where during the longest baseball montage of the movie the 12 and 13 year olds are making diving catches, behind the back double plays, ect. This is completely unrealistic. The main problem that I had with this movie was that the viewer is supposed to feel bad for Reeve's character for the gambling losses that he has accumulated. The problem being that you have no reason to be sorry for him, as he put himself in that situation in the first place. His character seems to have a gambling problem and the solution that the movie gives is to keep gambling until you can pay off your debts. Which in all reality is the last thing that should happen. Gambling and gambling addiction is a serious problem and just giving it up is not possible for most people inflicted with the disease, as Reeve's character does at the end of the movie.
Just dreadful, but saved by the preformances of the kids.