directed by Ron Shelton
We’ve just had presidential election in my country and I need to wash my brain in bleach and set it on fire. Or I could also recommend you a rom-com with baseball in the background. I guess the second option sounds better. At least for now. So, let’s move back to the 80s and have fun with very young Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins. That last one plays the role of Nuke, a young guy who perhaps doesn’t like to use his head too often (if you know what I mean), but he’s quite of a talent when it comes to baseball. In order to calm him down and work on his technique, Crash (Kevin Costner), a player with more years of experience, appears. Obviously, those two start to compete, because they don’t seem to respect each other that much, but there’s also one more reason. And that reason is a woman. Annie (Susan Sarandon) is an absolute groupie of the team and she’s also a dedicated educator, because each year she chooses a different player to have a romance with. And since the guys are younger and less experienced than her, she enjoys being the teacher. What a wonderful person, isn’t she? Things get complicated when Annie finds two players quite interesting – and yes, you’ve guessed it right, those are our two competing roosters. It’s a very relaxing comedy and it gives the 80s vibes so I cannot complain. Generally, it’s a combination of two ideas. One is a picture of a sport team where you don’t only need to be well-trained, but you also need to learn how to be a team-player. A lot of people praised this production for the way it presented baseball and its atmosphere. I cannot say much about it because I’ve never been interested in such sports, so perhaps they are right. The second idea, however, is the love story and the picture of a woman, who finally finds someone to challenge her romantically. What I mean by that is Annie has always been the leader and the dominant figure because she couldn’t find similar or more intense energy from another man. Until Crash has crushed into her heart (please, appreciate this wordplay!). Maybe I don’t know much about sport, but I’m very familiar with Annie’s case and it was fascinating to watch such character. So, if you need some romantic experiences and lots of sweaty men with bats and balls (I’m talking about baseball, obviously!), then grab a cold drink and relax with this trio.
My rating: 6/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 