Wonderful Film

Rating: 10/10 (22 April 2002)

Wonder of wonders, a G Rated adult entertainment. "The Rookie", is a real baseball film, besting most others, in the genre, while presenting real characters, without resorting to foul language and crude gestures, that plague almost every motion picture, today. What we get with "The Rookie", is adult entertainment, in the truest sense. An intelligent screenplay, with quiet, careful direction, and a thoughtful, almost mesmerizing performance, by Dennis Quaid. This movie is like a wonderful gift, that is slowly unwrapped before our eyes. While it is rated G, the film's real, quiet tone, would probably not appeal to today's kids audience. Sad, really, since this is the type of film, that I saw often, as a kid. Highly recommended!