Rookie

Pros: Good clean movie that draws you in
Cons: One part where it drags

Major League Baseball. How can anything good come from that?

You've got players that go on strike because they want more money (and they already earn more in a year than some nations do).

The umpires go on strike and don't always...

Pros: Dennis Quaid brings fascination to a fascinating story
Cons: Moves slowly at first

Sometimes, people find that the most important part of the journey is getting there. Jim Morris is a man who lived the dream of playing Major League Baseball as a young man until injuries forced him to abandon his dream. He did, however, settle down in...

Pros: The relationship between young Jimmy and his father.
Cons: It was like I was watching two different movies.

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Always placed here for all of you who wish to know if it's worth seeing without someone giving every thing away to you.

Wait for this one on video.

Don't get me wrong, I usually really like Disney...

Pros: Story. Quaid. Several key moments of cinematography.
Cons: Not much really. Tries a little too hard in spots.

‘The Rookie’ is, to be honest, a movie that is easy to pass up. It’s yet another baseball movie, and even if you’re a fan of baseball and/or baseball movies, you might be about full. It’s ‘hook’ seems too sappy...

Pros: cute, Dennis Quaid
Cons: cheesy beyond belief (and more)

Since we were all feeling under the weather, my family decided to watch The Rookie, which my mom had taped from HBO. As we are all baseball fans, we looked forward to this family film that had gotten surprisingly good reviews. Unfortunately,...

Pros: True story that will appeal to baseball fans and folks forced to endure "family movies"
Cons: Remember one thing, Disney -- editing is good!

If there's one thing I've learned about parenting, it's that most movies deemed suitable for children are absolute trash. Like many of the popular children's books, "family movies" tend to try to cram a couple of very irritating messages down the throats...

Pros: Dennis Quaid, and lotsa baseball.
Cons: Young kids will fall asleep, although that may be a 'con'.

I love baseball movies. I'm willing to forgive a laundry list of minor flubs if a film portrays my beloved game of baseball in a romantic or heroic light. The latest Disney family sports flick, The Rookie, does both and does it stunningly well....

Pros: nice story, baseball, good family movie
Cons: none...length may get to some however

Since this being Spring Break and myself not going to any sunny hot beaches or some sort of resort, I went to see a movie called The Rookie, which is yet another movie revolving around Baseball. Like Ice Age, I had seen previews at the...

Pros: A magical family movie - meant to inspire even the most hard hearted...
Cons: Could be considered slow or long winded.

The story of Jim Morris' ascent to the majors is a marvelous true-life experience that seems to just shine off of the highlight reels. It wasn't necessary to hire on a brilliant playwright or screenwriter to imbibe the story with pathos and drama. (If...

Pros: Family movie, no foul language, wonderful baseball scenes.
Cons: Minor characters are minor, not much development.

With my life changes this year, one of my goals this summer, with my free time, is to watch and review my favorite all-time baseball movies, and list my results on Epinions, sharing with everyone. The first of my top ten baseball movies I am reviewing is ...

Pros: Inspirational true story done beautifully by everyone involved. Quaid at his best!
Cons: Just a bit slow, a tad long, but still very very rewarding.

It’s a bit uncanny that “The Rookie” was released around the same time as “Death To Smoochy.” “Smoochy” has hardly any redeeming qualities and is inundated with such mounting vulgarity that you wonder why the film was even conceived. I didn’t despise...

Pros: Wonderful performances. Family entertainment. About more than just an underdog who makes good.
Cons: Film may be a bit long for younger viewers.

The Rookie (based on a true story)is, at first blush, a movie about baseball. Indeed, the first half of the film is concerned with a high school baseball coach and former pro pitching prospect, Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), and his efforts to galvanize a ...

Pros: Strong acting by Dennis Quaid and Rachel Griffiths.
Cons: On the long side and very predictable.

I had never heard about the story of Jim Morris - a baseball player in the minor leagues who must quit baseball for an injury and live a "normal" life in a tiny town in Texas.

When we first meet Jimmy, he is moving from place to place with...

Pros: Great acting. Sound. Sports.
Cons: A tad slow. Over exaggerated.

Jimmy Morris moves from place to place. His dad is in the Navy and gets assigned new locations often. finally he is put in Big Lake, Texas. Jimmy isn't happy about that because no one likes baseball in Big Lake, and his baseball season wasn't over yet....

Pros: Great Baseball movie about following your dreams
Cons: Tad slow-moving in the middle where younger kids may squirm

I'm a baseball fan. And as a baseball fan -- the movie works. It's a movie that you can bring your kinds too (it's G rated) but it's more intelligent than Major League. It's a heartwarming story -- one things immediately to Robert Redford's "The...