Integrity

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2007)

I found Roy Hobbs integrity the best part about this movie. Even when offered a lot of money to throw a game, Hobbs wouldn't sell his integrity for the almighty dollar. He played the game because he love it and it wasn't about the money. The old time players back then typically played the game for their love of the sport. Perhaps today's professional athletes could stand a lesson in what integrity is all about since so many seem to have it being questioned because of drugs, gambling, steroids, etc.
Not only did Hobbs have integrity, kids of the day looked up to him for what he stood for in being a player that came out of obscurity and into the limelight. Yet, despite being the focus of so much attention, he valued his privacy.
I thought the costumes and the extras used in the movie caught the true essence of baseball of the day. I give this movie a 9!!