Please don't spend money on this.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I am on a goal to see every movie in the book 1001 Movies You Must See before You Die. This is in there, so I got my hands on a VHS and saw it. It was so good that I put it in my top 10, which impressed my Grandma since I was weaning out of mostly watching Veggie Tales and other cartoons. After seeing numerous more movies, it was ranked in the 30s. I re-watched it last night and returned to my top 10. This movie is so magical and makes you believe anything could happen. As Roger Ebert put it: "It's a religious picture-but the religion is baseball." Ebert later called it the 7th best movie of 1989. Unfortunately, Siskel did not see that and gave it thumbs down! This movie leaves you with a great fuzzy feeling few movies can give you. If you watch it, the feeling will come!

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerThe acting throughout the film is great. Kevin Costner does a great job at portraying a man in need of answers. James Earl Jones also does a fantastic job. His character is likable and his end scene put a childlike smile on my face. Ray Liotta gives a great performance as well. Amy Madigan, who plays Costner's wife, does a good job but can be annoying at times. Even though this movie is old, it still holds up in regards to the acting. The Iowa landscape is beautiful. The corn fields and baseball fields are amazing to look at.The story is heartfelt, enjoyable, and well paced. Towards the end, I felt a sort of childlike happiness and joy that only a few films have given me. The ending is very emotional and touching. The film does leave some unanswered questions though. Most notably: Where did the "voice" come from? And what is beyond the corn field?Pros: Great performances by Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Ray Liotta, amazing scenery, heartfelt and touching story, and a very emotional endingCons: Amy Madigan's character is sometimes annoying and some unanswered plot questionsOverall Rating: 8.5P.S. This film is an American classic. It has baseball, family, and childlike innocence and joy. It is a must watch for baseball and heartfelt movie fans.

Having just watched this movie for the umpteenth time when I came across it on the TV (I have the DVD as well!), I thought it was time I wrote a review.What can I say? I think this is my all-time favourite movie. It hits a spot that no other movie ever hit. Obviously, that's a personal reaction, but I can relate to Ray Kinsella's feeling about his father. My father died when I was 21. I'd been away from home at boarding school, then uni, from the age of 11. Of course, I'm grateful for the education, but it meant I got to spend very little time with my father for the last 10 years of his life and I wasn't mature enough to realise the value of the little time I did spend with him. There were things left unsaid when he died. It would be magical to see my fatter again, as Ray gets to do at the end of the movie. Unfortunately, life doesn't afford us such chances in reality. The movie catches those emotions perfectly and I cannot help but she'd a tear at the end, when Ray see his father, so young with his whole life still ahead of him.The acting is superb, from the stars to the bit-parts. The script is wonderful and the music stirs the emotions, too. It's the best thing Costner has done, even now, 28 years later, he still hasn't topped it. The movie made Ray Liotta a star. He was perfectly cast as Shoeless Joe. Jane Earl Jones, as Terence Mann, the disillusioned 60s firebrand, brings that amazing voice to the role and runs through the gamut of emotions,from indignity to wonderment. Amy Madigan is also excellent as the slightly scatty wife of Ray. But I save special praise for Burt Lancaster, in his last movie role, who brings Doc Graham to life so perfectly. This movie us simply amazing. If you haven't seen it, please do.

It's a baseball movie but you don't need to know anything about the game to enjoy the movie. Baseball was decided as the theme of the movie because it is an old American past-time, a pursuit of hard work and a bond between father and son. In some ways, it's comparable to Forrest Gump, but it takes a much more favorable tone of counter-culture.Sometimes it's hokey, but it is a fantasy movie. Every scene is intricately done. Characters are led by their dreams and everyone ends up where they need to be. It's a hymn of idealism that shows people at their very best achieving their dreams. From beginning to end, it's an entertaining captivating movie and it comes to an especially satisfying conclusion.