Product: A League of Their Own (Widescreen Edition) [VHS] (1992)
Rating: 4.0
A touching time capsule, wonderful, balanced entertainment.
I have no great fascination for women's baseball today, and I have even less for some historical rehash. Add Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnell, none of whom I find overly compelling and you have to pay me (bigtime) to get in front of the screen.So much for prejudging-- I enjoyed this sweet little film immensely.Penny Marshall's work has at times been uneven, but she hits a home run here. The movie is well paced, heart-warming, and at 127 minutes does not seem long at all.Only 3 males in sight, but they're really good ones, David Strathairn, Tom Hanks, and Garry Marshall-cast perfectly as the candy-bar magnate and team owner Walter Harvey.Beautiful tribute to real-life women pros bookends this storybook tale of women's comaraderie and triumph-a bright spot during the tragedy of wartime.