A Wonderful and Magical Movie

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2007)

I was fortunate to work in a movie theater (where employees were given free admission) when this film was released. Back than, I must have sat through this movie at least ten times (something I very seldom do). Even to this day...as I watch this on DVD...I'm reminded why I was so drawn to it. The THE NATURAL's story offers a might dose to counter the nihilistic (but all the same fantastic) story as what's found in THE GREAT GATSBY, where the theme seems to be that we have two lifetimes ~ a rise and a fall. THE NATURAL is a story about hope and second chances. Many of us can likely say at sometime in our lives that we sort of got sidetracked or that we've been in-between trains. In this day and age, we can all use a shot at both.