The Perfect Game

The spirit of this film captured the hearts of many including many major league baseball players ... the cast and crew also pulled off the perfect game .... well done and thanks for the memories.

I am a big fan of baseball at all levels. I had read before that Mexico had won the Little League World Series in 1957 and 1958. What I hadn't read, was anything about this team. I had no idea what they had to go through just to make it happen. This could easily be considered the greatest baseball story of all time. They not only overcame the fact that they had never played organized ball before. They had to overcome financial issues, discrimination and not having a coach for a while. This team had some kids with real talent, and I think they won because they wanted it more. I thought the acting in this movie was a little forced, but it was not terrible. Cheech Marin does a good job playing the priest. It has some more famous child actors as well as Marin, including Jake T. Austin who plays Max on Wizards Of Waverly Place and Moises Arias who played Rico on Hannah Montana. I think all the kids do a pretty good job. The movie is supposed to have a relaxed, light-hearted and family friendly feel and it does. However, it does not have this in a cheesy way. It takes on racism, and shows how the Mexican team overcame racism not only for themselves, but for a black player from another team in a restaurant. It shows the impact that they left on the people who saw them play. A local Texas reporter who hates baseball eventually develops into a person who loves this team and wants to cover them at Williamsport. I like the part where they get advice from the groundskeeper, who turns out to be legendary Negro League player Cool Papa Bell. There were a lot of elements included in this movie that really make you think, that hold your attention and capture your imagination. I rented this from a Redbox and watched it twice before taking it back. This movie also made me want to learn more about the real life team and I found a lot of good articles. I would recommend this movie for any serious baseball fan, and for any family that is looking for a good film to watch together. It crosses that audience spectrum in the same way that The Sandlot, Angels In The Outfield, Little Big League and Rookie Of The Year do. This story/movie has become one of my favorites ever. Highly recommended. Don't expect an Oscar winner in production quality, but it's a great watch nonetheless.

I loved the movie and actually was around when this all took place. Who cares if they embellished some things and left out others the story was told to show young people if they work hard at something that is important to them, they can reach their goals, become successful and feel proud of their achievements. This movie also showed the discrimination that took place in certain areas during this time period and how the players overcame the challenges this put upon them. This was a life lesson that all our young people could learn from. Both my grandchildren play baseball and they loved this movie. Their parents and grandparents watched it with them and got as much enjoyment out of the movie as they did. .

Just happened to be looking through Amazon for a family friendly movie. I have 4 kids ages 3, 7, 9 and 14. We don't need movies with filth. This was a clean, awesome movie! No sex needed or filthy mouths. That's just amazing these days. There was very good acting, could have done without the poor looking pueblo lol... but hey I enjoyed this movie completely. It was so nice to not have to turn it off, usually my family and I start to watch a good movie and then have to turn it off because too much adult content even though they are rated PG... Anyway, hope you all enjoy this movie as much as we did. :)

I love sports movies. Most of them are underdog stories which get the juices flowing and the blood pumping. "The Perfect Game" was no different, but boy was it overly dramatic. They dramatized everything. They even had the starting pitcher have a meltdown mid-game because he didn't think his father loved him. At its core, "The Perfect Game" was a great story. In 1957 Mexico sent a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico to the U. S. and they became the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series. It's a story for the ages, yet they fumbled it. As I said, they made every minor and major occurrence so dramatic it took away everything genuine and authentic. The movie seemed contrived as though their feat needed extra controversy and conflict to be more appealing. The story is good enough, just let the story tell itself.

I was fortunate to see the film, compliments of studio movie grille, and I was not disappointed. I thought it was a classic "feel good" family movie. Yeah, it won't win any awards, but it will win over your heart. For some that need "deeper" in a movie for it to be worthy of praise, forget a' bout' it. It's simple and to the point, yeah, you know what's coming next, but that's alright, it's why we go the movies with our families! Get it, watch it, enjoy it. Yes, just that simple. I thought they did a good job of making it all look fifties. Just like the movie, simple times.

"They weigh 35 pounds less and are about 6 inches shorter, but in every other way they are like the American kids." The unbelievable true story about a little league team from Mexico with dreams of playing in the little league world series. The movie starts with Cesar (Collins Jr.) being released from the St. Louis Cardinals and moving back to Mexico. A group of kids who love baseball recruit him to be their coach. When they are finally approved to get a official little league team their journey begins. This is a fantastic movie. While I'm sure liberties were taken, this is a movie so unbelievable that it if weren't true it would be way too cheesy to be good. As it is though, this movie is a little hokey in some parts, but the fact that it's true makes it OK. For those that know the story behind this it will be very enjoyable to you. For those that don't I won't give anything away but do yourself a favor and watch this movie. Overall, a very touching baseball movie that is good for the whole family. A real like "Sandlot". I really like it, but I also am a sucker for sports movies. I give it an A-. Would I watch again? - I think I would *Also try - Chasing 3000 & Field Of Dreams

I knew of the story before I saw the movie. I am old enough to remember when the ambidextrous pitcher did his thing. But the movie was more than that. It says much about baseball but even more about how far we have come and need to come. White only bathrooms. Great kids and even Cheech playing a priest. At times I was crying, times I was smiling and yes times I was cheering. A great family movie too. The story is about the Monteray Little League team put together with little fanfare and no grass. Although they are small they are fierce competitors. They go north to battle for their baseball honor and as they go north they win the hearts of so many people. And when they get to Louisville they even meet Cool Papa Bell. It was a great moment (if true).

If you liked movies like The Blind Side, Hoosiers or League of Their Own then you will like this movie. Quick description, this movie is a based on the true story of a little league baseball team from Monterey Mexico that came to the USA to play in the little league tournament. The movie is set in 1957 when prejudice was healthy in America. I am pleased to say that they did not overdo the part of the struggle. These boys were underdogs in every sense of the definition; they were poor, smaller and foreign. This is a powerful beautiful movie of the power of children's love for the game and their desire to overcome obstacles. I do not want to give too much of the story away, but I will touch on a few points. The movies color, lighting and sets are very well done for a very low budget film, which is not easy to recreate 1957 Mexico and America. I really liked the actors and their roles, Cheech Marin put a nice zip in being a priest and Clifton Collins is a great little known actor as the coach. There were a lot of great actors in smaller parts David Koechner, Frances Fisher, Emilie DeRavin, John Cothran, Tracy Walter and it was really nice to see Louis Gossett Jr again. I was a little disappointed that the child actors were not Mexican decent, mainly because the accents were way off. Other than that there were only minimal complaints of over acting, clichés and tempo, that did NOT rob from the spirit of the movie. Fantastic movie, that is more than a movie, for anyone who has ever been an underdog.

This is a wonderful, inspirational, fantastically acted movie. Don't miss it. I was in tears during parts of it because it was so touching. Love it, love it, love it. It is comparable to "Chariots of Fire". All of the acting was outstanding. It is a true story with black-and-white still photographs of the actual people portrayed in the movie. There's a 10-line minimum required for all IMDb. reviews. It is too bad that I am probably not allowed to fill in all of my remaining three lines with "Love it, Love it, Love it". I would like to fill-in my remaining two lines with "Don't miss it, Don't miss it." This film is also a good wholesome family film that all ages can enjoy.