So boring I near fell asleep

Rating: 1/10 (19 April 2002)

I went to see "The Rookie" a while ago with a couple of friends. I thought it would be an inspiring, melodramatic, and touching flick. Yes, it was. The main problem with "The Rookie" is that 1-it's way too long, almost 2 1/2 hours; 2-it focuses only on the main character and not his family, and his problems with them; 3- it's so boring I nearly fell asleep. The mood of the whole movie is slow, steady, and you're thinking the whole way through, "when is the team ever going to win?" The only good thing about the movie is Dennis Quaid's acting, and the adorable Angus T. Jones, playing a better role in his young career than "See Spot Run." Inspiring, somewhat moving, but mostly just nap time.