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I actually don't care that much about sports, but in a world where live sports are non-existent, your only options are classic games or TV episodes or movies about fictional games. Hopefully the real-world sports return soon (maybe when you read this it will have happened), but until then, here is one of your options. I was going to say Dells looked like Brad Paisley but in fact when I saw the credits I realized he was Superman from The CW's "Supergirl". He is not nearly as likeable or heroic here. There is a "Barone's girlfriend" in the credits and a girlfriend says the F-word when insulted because her boyfriend refuses to slide, supposedly because he doesn't want to get dirty. That means the player must be Barone. The sound goes out a lot and I'm assuming the F-word would have been appropriate in these situations, but I saw this on broadcast TV. Murray, the father of one of the players, is effectively played by the movie's writer/director Joe Mazzello. Another good actor plays a man who has professional experience who comes back and tells the team some inspiring stories. The umpire we hear the most from is Mike from "Mike and Molly" and Bob from "Bob Hearts Abishola". He believes in following the rules and isn't as friendly as those other two characters but he recognizes that he's not exactly in charge of an important game, and he just doesn't care all that much. Even if a lot of things happen other than the game itself, this movie is about more than baseball. The Bulldogs make nasty and often poetic taunts which are actually quite entertaining. They're as talented as a cheerleading squad. Taunts of various types continue throughout the movie. The Bulldogs do not run over this team of losers like you would expect, but that doesn't mean there are not challenges. And laughs. And the ending is pretty exciting just when it appears all may be lost. Is there a bench-clearing brawl? You bet! One like you may have never seen. Or maybe you have. The cops get involved. One has the attitude "I'm a cop. I can do what I want." He's funny and not mean. And then comes the climactic moment. Everything moves very slowly and the video might even be slow motion. No audio except slow inspiring music. Lots of different camera shots, an extreme close-up. Then the video switches to important moments in the player's life. The credits kind of give away which player, but the flashbacks begin with several Christmases with his mother (whose absence from the game is not explained) where the player is so excited to receive something baseball-related. There is other audio again with the player and his father. Is washing his uniform important? Well, it's there. Trophies, big games, and then a return to what we were waiting to see happen. And it's quite an ending. I had a pretty good time.

What an amazing cast and film. Bravo to Joe to writing and directing this film. And your character was utterly unforgettable! I loved how each player had a story and we had a chance to see all of them up close. I was anxious towards the end of the film. Started off slow for the first 30 mins or so, but worth the wait.

Entertaining enough to watch but it's a low budget baseball film that is based on a true story. Just not enough going on and the whole film takes place at one baseball game.

I will admit that I initially wanted to watch this movie purely for the actors. I mean you have Aaron Tveit, Tyler Hoechlin, Chace Crawford, Manny Montana, and Joe Mazzello. I've been following their careers and seeing them all in this movie was the best thing ever. And you can tell they all had a great time making this movie and playing baseball. This movie is honestly one of my favorites and I was very excited when it finally was released. I enjoy watching it. It's hilarious and it has so much heart. I love that each of the players on D-Backs (the main team in the movie) has their own quirks that make them stand out in a stellar cast. Besides the names I've mentioned above, I recognized majority of the main cast in other projects and it was a "oh hey! he's in this!" for the first half of the movie. I love that the whole movie is this one game on a disappointing day for all of them, not just Aaron Tveit's Maz. The whole team feels it and expresses it quite often in the film how good of player he is, but they also talk about why he probably wasn't picked. There are some great moments in this movie with so much heart. The team quarrels and are at odds with each other throughout the movie but they come together at the end and forgive each other. One of my favorite scenes consist of a passionate debate on which Backstreet Boy is the best. Hint hint, it's totally Brian.

So many movies are made about the big Show, the big Leagues, some lesser leagues and so on with the usual big odds and big goals. Lots of drama or comedy, etc. But this one shows a small but genuine moment in the life of a small team that barely matters over a single match that barely matters... And it's awesome. It's refreshing to see what can happen on a simple sunny saturday on that local field that you don't even glance anymore because it's just the decor you are used to and never thought anything special happen there. There's a bit of overacting, some less believable moments. But there are also some hilarious moments and even though you might wonder what the hell you are watching up until the last third of the movie, it then sucks you in that moment with the players to live what is probably one of the best days of their lives. A very nice movie. A very appreciated change of pace.

I don't remember what made me give this movie my 20 minute rule, but I'm glad I did. Premise: When one of their teammates doesn't make the draft, the whole team is effected; then they played the game of their lives. This movie had me in stitches within the first 5 minutes and I didn't stop until I was crying with joy at the end. After watching 2 or 3 times, I roped my family (including the 21, 17 and 9 y/o kids) into watching it with me because we all play baseball. Yes, even my 17 y-o daughter & I. We love it so much that it has become a staple movie for us on Sunday family dinner & movie nights. Overall I recommend this movie to everyone who enjoys a baseball movie inspired by real life.

Pretty incredible movie in my opinion. The whole cast did an incredible job and their performances together perfectly create the funny and endearing vibe you get throughout the whole movie. Absolutely hilarious all the way through. I've already rewatched it a couple of times and probably will again.

I turned this on mistaking it for another baseball movie from the same year with Tyler Yoechlin in it "Everybody Wants Some". I heard good things about that film and absolutely love baseball and baseball films. Unfortunately this was not what i was hoping for. I kept waiting for it to get better and it just never did. The "Coach" Ty was the worst, He was so angry and aggressive and like an obnoxious cartoon. Totally unrealistic and cheesy

A movie with a lot of heart and spirit, some really funny moments too,the acting was very genuine, very good to see Chace Crawford play such a goofball as I wasn't sure he has that in his locker.