Monday 15 December 2014

The Rookie (2002) 7/10

Starring : Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant, Angus T Jones, Brian Cox
Director : John Lee Hancock
Running Time : 129 mins

Chemistry teacher and baseball coach Jimmy Morris (Quaid) once dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player but never tried out. Now almost forty, some of his players persuade him to take a bet – if they win the championships he’ll try out for a professional team. When they do, he tries out and successfully lands himself a place on a team, bringing his 98mph pitching arm top the attention of the entire country.

This feel good family movie is a typical Disney everyman-makes-good flick that always appeals to the masses. Quaid does a decent job in the lead, finding his luck hard to believe for the duration of the film, and the supporting cast – though not outstanding in any way – lend credibility to his character that could otherwise have been absent without them.

You’ll like this if you liked : Field Of Dreams



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