Quite Surprised!

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 2003)

I wasn't too sure what to expect with this flick, gawd knows I've seen many baseball movies and some are quite impressive (see BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY, FIELD OF DREAMS, THE NATURAL, to name but a few), while others leave much to be desired. THE ROOKIE, based on a true story, wasn't overtly sentimental, too predictable and featured fine performances from the entire cast. While it's not the best film I've seen on the game, the fact that it's as much about finding the strength to resurrect your dreams is definitely refreshing.