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For Love of the Game

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For Love of the Game (1999)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:35

Rotten:19

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: Baseball wins, romance loses.

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi follows up his 1998 hit A SIMPLE PLAN with a movie that completes Mr. Costner's unofficial trilogy of baseball films. Told almost entirely in flashback, the film concerns an... Director Sam Raimi follows up his 1998 hit A SIMPLE PLAN with a movie that completes Mr. Costner's unofficial trilogy of baseball films. Told almost entirely in flashback, the film concerns an already legendary 40 year-old pitcher, Billy Chapel, pitching the last game of his career that also marks the end of what has been, at best, a mediocre season. Going up against the Yankees, Billy remembers, while on the mound, his failed affair with the woman he still loves (Preston). As the game unfolds and it becomes apparent that he's on track to pitch a perfect game, Billy begins to wonder if he can win her back, and if his ailing arm can make it through nine innings. [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone

Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox, J.K. Simmons, Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Bill Rogers, Hugh R. Ross, Ted Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Dana Stevens
Producer: Armyan Bernstein
Composer: Basil Poledouris

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Costner and Preston's convincing work together go a long way in keeping the audience interested and involved.

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11/26/09
Michael Dequina
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06/17/08
Robert Koehler
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For Love of the Game is painless, but it's also pompous and pious about baseball in a way that doesn't mean much to a non-fan like me.

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02/13/08
Rob Gonsalves
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02/21/04
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While For Love of the Game has much to recommend it, particularly Costner's strong, understated performance, Raimi throws too many unnecessary curves.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/06/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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12/02/02
Andy Richards
Andy Richards
Sight and Sound

Costner baseball flick is great at motion, not so hot at emotion.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
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08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
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The copious footage devoted to Billy and Jane's encounters might have been easier to sit through is there was any magic between Costner and Preston, but they're acting in two different films.

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06/23/02
James Sanford
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06/05/02
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04/03/02
William Arnold
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