The mythos of American baseball

Rating: 8/10 (6 February 2005)

This sums up the film for me...: "People tend to live 2 lives: Those they do and those they wish they did. The best that can happen marrying and managing the 2 according to one's ability."
Not having read the book, the film is one that I can watch again and again.
It has an excellent score and direction.
The acting is also first rate. Everyone puts in a good performance, but the performances by Redford, Duvall, Close, Hershey, McGavin, Prosky - and even Michael Madsen in a very believable but tiny performance - are excellent. Even if Close did not have a demanding role, her performance adds to the film's "heart".
In some ways, this almost perfectly captures the "magic" of baseball. A definite for fans of the historical (as opposed to the modern) game.