One of my all-time favorites

Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2000)

Just watched The Natural for the first time in a long time and forgot just how good it really is. Barry Levinson is a master with "faces". Just like "Good Morning Vietnam" he's able to convey with an actors face something that cannot be conveyed with words. It's a shame that he wasn't nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. And once again Wilfred Brimley delivers - he was definitely overlooked for a Best Supporting Actor nomination. Glenn Close was good as usual but I don't think she had a big enough role to have been a given a Best Supporting Actress nod. Regardless, this is an excellent movie, so well done and masterfully crafted.