Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino
Reverse of the Curse of the Bambinofinds a happier use for bleak material earlier found in HBO's 2003Curse of the Bambino. Where the latter told the seemingly endless saga of the Boston Red Sox's misfortunes since team owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919,Reversepicks up the story to include Boston's stunning victory in the 2004 World Series. Many of the quotes and archival footage included in the originalCurseare here, including anguished commentary from such Beantown enthusiasts as comics Denis Leary and Steven Wright, author Robert B. Parker, and former columnist Mike Barnicle. Painful recollections of the Yankees' perennial domination of the Red Sox, of countless screw-ups that snatched world championships from the team's hands for 86 years, and the redemptive story of Boston's 2004 comeback in a 3-0 series against the Yankees (and subsequent sweep of the Cardinals in the World Series) make this a uniquely moving (and funny) baseball documentary.--Tom Keogh