Talent for the Game
by Robert M. Young
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Actor: Edward James Olmos, Jamey Sheridan, Jeff Corbett, John E. Coleman, Lorraine BraccoDirector: Robert M. Young
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Curtis Clark
Editor: Arthur Coburn
Producer: David Wisnievitz
Producer: Martin Elfand
Writer: David Himmelstein
Writer: Larry Ferguson
Writer: Thomas Michael Donnelly
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Talent for the Game
DVD Review: I'm not really sure how the other reviewers watched all the way
Summary: 1 Stars
In spite of a talented cast, this movie is pretty poor, I couldn't even watch it the whole way, and I love baseball movies. That might be part of it, if you know any thing about baseball, important parts of the plot are just too fantastic, too illogical, too incredulous to accept, even for a couple of hours while watching a movie. The lines are so poor even Almos, one of the most talented actors of his time, is unable to sound convincing (he says "son" so often he'll actually get on your nerves). Bracco and Almos don't pull off the couple in love, and the pitcher is poorly casted, he doesn't look like an "Idaho farm boy," he looks as old as the other players, and his dumbfounded look, meant to accentuate his innocence, will also begin to grate quickly. If you love Edward Almos, go get "Stand and Deliver," a true story masterpiece, and posssibly the acme of his acting career, but you never know with him. If you like Bracco, she's better in virtually every other movie (though it is funny that in this movie she has a master's in psychology, and she goes on to become Tony Soprano's shrink), I really liked her live when she did Mrs. Robinson, "The Graduate" on stage. If you're looking for a sad baseball movie, try "Bang the Drum Slowly," if you're looking for a "Dying breed" themed baseball movie, try "Bull Durham," if you want a funny baseball movie I'd suggest "Mr. Baseball," or "Major League," or if you want a family baseball movie with a deeper message, "In a League of their Own," or "61."
Description of Talent for the Game
Major league baseball scout virgil sweet lives for the coming of spring - the scent of fresh cut grass fastballs the umpires play ball. But this spring virgils career is threatened when the teams new owner decides to eliminate the scouting program & virgil. His only hope is to find a new star. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/28/2006 Starring: Edward Jame Olmos Lorraine Bracco Run time: 91 minutes Rating: PgEdward James Olmos, his face as weathered as the glove he packs in his suitcase, hits it out of the park as Virgil Sweet, a California Angels scout--"the last of a dying breed"--who travels from coal mines to cornfields in search of a phenom. His newest discovery is pitching prospect Sammy Bodeen, an Idaho farm boy around whom the team's hateful pony-tailed billionaire new owner orchestrates a massive marketing campaign. It's up to Virgil to ensure that the kid lives up to the hype. This 1991 drama struck out in its bid for a wide theatrical release, but until its credulity-straining Big Game climax and disappointingly cynical conclusion, it qualifies as the kind of "hold on to your dreams" sleeper that always connects with baseball movie fans. --Donald Liebenson
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