Magnificent paean to baseball and a player's dreams.

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2007)

Robert Redford scores as the older aged rookie picking up from where his dream was derailed to make it in baseball. A parable for all ages and a good family film. The supporting cast is all first rate as well with Richard Farnsworth, Wilford Brimley, Daren McGavin, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger and Robert Proskey, all first rate performers. This film belongs in that rare list of Baseball Classics, which include such films as "Bull Durham," "The Rookie," and "Field of Dreams.
The story is about young Roy Hobbs, who after the death of his father sets out to fulfill his dream of becoming a baseball player, only to be derailed after a tragic event prevents him from going all the way. Flash forward almost sixteen years later and the now older Hobbs signs with a last place minor league team to try and pick up the pieces of his dream. The manager and part owner of the team want's nothing to with him, because was hired by "THE JUDGE" the shadowy other part owner of the team who wants it to fail so he can force his partner out.
It is a story of faith in one's self, discovery of a lost past, and overcoming adversity to win out in the end. A modern classic this is a must see even if you are not a baseball fan.