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Summary: OK...
Review: Ok, when things are not going well, let's make a good old baseball movie to have good reviews and good cash coming in.. . This is the formula created by Costner, and it is working !
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Summary: Almost Jerry!
Review: For Love of the Game was a way better movie than I expected.I mean with Kevin Costner you never know if your gonna get top-notch acting like in Tin Cup or poor uninspired acting like in Waterworld. With this he falls somwhere in between.When on the mound he is the pure image of a major league ballplayer dealing with everything from heartache to a bum arm. But in the so called romantic or serious scenes he falls a bit short. The story itself is what drew me to the movie. If your a baseball fan you'll love the atmosphere that is created throughout the picture but if not it may drag out a little to long and lose a little thrill towards the end of the game. Overall I would recommand this to anyone who liked Jerry Maguire or likes sports/romance movies in generel.
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Summary: A Dominating Performance!
Review: That's right. Billy Chapel shines on the mound in this picture, mowing down Yankees en route to a perfect game. Absolutely nothing gets to first... not even the romance! Not surprising. This romance is about as bloated, cliche-ridden, and slow moving as they come. The worst part was the predictable scene where a "new guy" shows up, and Billy looks pitifully at her apartment window (as it's raining no less), as he sees their shadowy figures moving about. And then... she moves to the window, as the camera zooms in on her "I know I shouldn't be doing this and I want you to know that I love you Billy" sad-sack expression. One of the best "nonsensical drivel" scenes in Hollywood romance lore! On the other hand, most of the game scenes were well done. Thank goodness we live in the age of the fast-forward remote!
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Summary: Good Storyline pitty it has Kevin Costner
Review: A lot of people have wondered why Kevin Costners films have all been big flops since the bodyguard. Its because he can't play different characters, Billy Chapel(Kevin Costner) is exactly the same character as Kevin Plays in all his movies, Body Guard, Robin Hood and Message in a bottle. To stay at the top in hollywood you need variation, different characters. The storline of the movie is good, the story of a veteran baseball player who is on his last season thinking about his life as he plays a vital game, buy taking his mind off the game he starts to step up his game and is very close to the pitchers "perfect game" - which is no body makes it to home plate for the whole game a shut out. There is not much chemistry between Kevin and Kelly at all and Kevins portrayal of his typical character, being upset is laughable! On the upside, the DVD has lots of special features so if you like baseball then buy it, if your after a love story then stay away.
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Summary: When's Kevin going to make a good movie again?
Review: True, I'm not into baseball, but it's like he's the male version of Sandra Bullock, playing the same guy over and over. I didn't care about him and wimpy Jane, and in the end, he was just so glorified that it bugged me.
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Summary: Outstanding Baseball Film
Review: I love baseball and was thrilled with this movie. It deals with the thought process of baseball and its emotional side. It is more than a stereotyped film. It brings out the child that loved to play baseball in all of us. I would highly recommend this film for the fan of baseball who loves a romantic film. Kevin Costner gives a stellar role here. One can tell he has a love for baseball. The acting is well done and the ending is moving.
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Summary: One of the worst films of 1999.....
Review: Adding to his ever-expanding list of stinkers, Kevin Costner portrays a dull, self-indulgent loser who, while throwing a predictable (and ridiculous, given some of the plays in the field) perfect game, romances an equally vapid (and horribly portrayed) woman played by Kelly Preston. While no chemistry exists between the two leads, that in itself is not the main reason this film bombs. Instead, we have what should have been a rousing, inspiring baseball yarn turned into a color-by-numbers, depressing journey into the tragically boring "psyche" of Costner. After "A Simple Plan," I expected much more from Sam Raimi, yet it appears that after a critical success, he decided it was imperative that he once again put food on the table and strike out for a commercial triumph. That Raimi asks the audience to care for such poorly drawn cartoons is one of the most audacious demands in the history of cinema. And before I end this review, let me once again state that Preston gives one of the worst performances since the invention of sound, especially in a hospital scene that sets new standards for stilted line deliveries. Truly awful.
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Summary: Perfect game, perfect movie
Review: WOW..... I saw this in the theater and again on video... and loved it more the 2nd time. I was raised on baseball, played baseball, watched my children play baseball, and live for opening day! In this movie was the mystique, the drama, the fun, the excitement, and the perfection of the game. Kevin Costner is perfect as the aging pitcher who stands on the brink of greatness. As other reviews have said, he comes alive in the game, while reflecting on what has almost eluded his grasp. Costner's baseball trilogy is now complete. And perfect, just as Billy Chappel's final game.
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Summary: The best Kevin Costner movie since Field of Dreams
Review: Kevin Costner plays a veteran pitcher on the Detroit Tigers who is about to be traded in the great romantic drama For Love of the Game. Costner soon has to choose between a new job with the San Fransisco Giants, or calling it quites for good. All the while his girl friend who he has loved almost as much as baseball itself is moving away and saying goodbye. Soon he reliezes how much she means to him, but will he stop her in time, or will she be gone forever? What do you think? Remember this is a Kevin Costner movie?
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Summary: romantic movie (recomended)
Review: Ok first of all this movie is really kinda boring through the first hour or so. I made popcorn after seeing about 15 minutes of it. I came back and resumed where I left off. Then It started to really catch my intrest about 1 hour into the movie! I never like to say what happens in a movie (ruins the plot), But I will say It has a very powerful ending. Many of us through our lives learn the lesson this movie only reminds us of! Loyalty, love, happiness, and to never quit till you reach your goals whatever they may be!
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