Talent For The Game

Talent For The Game (1991)

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Sammy Bodean is the newest, most promising recruit according to the advertisement of the California Angels--and has to prove it come game time. Following the team's sale to young business whiz Gil Lawrence (Terry Kinney), ex-player Virgil Sweet (Edward James Olmos) has to prove himself as the… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
David Himmelstein, Thomas Michael Donnelly, Tom Donnelly, Larry Ferguson
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1991 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views

    It's by no means some sort of quote-whoringly "fantastic stuff," "the best baseball movie since Ken Burns took 18 hours of my life" or even "a home run." Sometimes a solid single is all that it takes.

  • Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

    A predictable baseball drama with a completely implausible ending. Sort of like Michael Ritchie's The Scout (1994) without the comedy.

  • Wesley Lovell, Apollo Guide

    Plays like a bad teleplay that hopes its audience will forget they've seen this same film countless times in different incarnations.

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