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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... [More]

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

Director: Sam Raimi

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Reviews for For Love of the Game

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Reviews
Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Urban Cinefile Critics	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Urban Cinefile
3/4	Michael Dequina	Costner and Preston's convincing work together go a long way in keeping the audience interested and involved. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 26 2009 05:02 PM	TheMovieReport.com
N/R	Robert Koehler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 17 2008 03:15 AM	Variety
3/5	Rob Gonsalves	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. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 13 2008 07:47 PM	eFilmCritic.com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:35 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:37 AM	Reeling Reviews
N/R	Stuart Klawans	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 03 2005 10:16 PM	Nation
62/100		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 09 2004 08:17 AM	Apollo Guide
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 21 2004 07:01 AM	Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3/4	Jeffrey Westhoff	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 \| Comment \| Jun., 06 2003 12:20 PM	Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
3/4	Jim Shelby	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:13 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
2.5/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:25 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Andy Richards	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 02 2002 08:25 AM	Sight and Sound
3.5/5	James Rocchi	Costner baseball flick is great at motion, not so hot at emotion. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 07 2002 01:23 PM	Netflix
N/R	Betty Jo Tucker	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 02 2002 08:20 AM	ReelTalk Movie Reviews
	James Sanford	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. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 23 2002 08:15 PM	Kalamazoo Gazette
62/100	Wesley Lovell	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 12 2002 04:39 PM	Apollo Guide
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:16 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
B+	William Arnold	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 03 2002 08:15 AM	Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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