DECENT ALTHOUGH SENTIMENTAL TALE!

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2004)

One of the Top 10 of 1984, although it could have delved deeper. Redford is a stoic (even as a young player) and you want Roy to do well, but as with many '80's flicks, they went with the music and the ending. The beginning is great and Barbara Hershey is a definite tarantula type. I think Glen Close was nominated for this, but I can't understand why. It's always nice to see Richard Farnsworth be authentic and Wilfred Brimly is his usual cracker barrell walrus mustache dude. Kim Basinger is lovely and looking lost (although she was fine in L.A. CONFIDENTIAL years later). The mid-80's were so terrible for films that this seemed actually better than it was.
I still give this a 7 out of 10. Best performance = Barbara Hershey. Sports films don't usually cut ANY mustard, but this is pretty good.