Darren McGavin, RIP

Rating: 7/10 (26 February 2006)

Darren McGavin's death yesterday brings to mind his career, including all his movies. He only had a small role in "The Natural", but the movie itself was something else. Starring Robert Redford as a 1930's baseball player with a seemingly superhuman talent (possibly due to his bat), it's one of those movies up to interpretation - although IMDb.com noted that there's a slight allusion to Greek mythology. Maybe some parts were a little predictable, but it was overall a pretty neat movie, even for someone like me who takes no interest in sports. With a supporting cast of Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Robert Prosky, Joe Don Baker, and Richard Farnsworth, it's another impressive feature from Barry Levinson.