baseball's best, redford's best

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2002)

This strikes me as a very American movie. The story of the man who lost his way and then found himself again. Maybe that story is universal, but it seems uniquely American to me. I am a huge baseball fan and reader, etc. This is my favorite baseball movie. This seems to be the definitive role of Redford's mature career. I can't imagine anyone playing the role better. He was in fact an excellent baseball player out of the west as a young man-scholarship to Univ. of Colorado. He so perfectly represents all the potential of the game and the nation here. Talented, attractive--he just looks like a hero. Outstanding. One for the ages.