It serves up good-natured entertainment, if you're in the mood, but be prepared to swallow a generous helping of sickly-sweet sentimentality along with the laughs.
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05/10/09
A League of Their Own (1992)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:34
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Sentimental and light, but still thoroughly charming, A League of Their Own is buoyed by solid performances from a wonderful cast.
Synopsis: In 1943 when the ranks of professional male baseball players were leaving for the war, a group of ladies left their homes to become part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and... [More]
Reviews for A League of Their Own
Hits about .250 with a few RBI, but more than its share of strikeouts.
08/01/08
Top CriticEnergetic, full of goodwill and good feelings, it never quite attains the graceful nonchalance and self-confidence with which finely tuned athletes -- and comedies -- move and enchant us.
08/01/08
As uneven as an amateur baseball game.
03/21/07
Deftly structured by director Penny Marshall and writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to resemble a 40s musical (albeit, somewhat anachronistically, one in 'Scope); the rest is mainly streamlined and spirited teamwork.
03/21/07
The idea of Penny Marshall's sentimental comedy--an all-American Girls Professional Baseball League in WWII--is so good that you wonder why no one has thought about it before; in the lead, Geena Davis is charming, and so is Tom Hanks.
01/24/07
Scriptwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel neglect the ensemble, emphasising a sense of historical occasion over character development.
06/24/06
Enjoyable enough as a baseball comedy, even though Marshall overplays the drama.
11/10/05
No review available.
09/28/05
No review available.
09/26/05
No review available.
05/19/05
An engagingly old fashioned and family-friendly comedy.
11/19/04
entertaining but a bit sweet
11/08/04
Layered comedy-drama is worthwhile viewing
10/23/04
No review available.
06/17/04
A League of Their Own still stands out because there are elements in it that everyone can enjoy, whether they like or loathe sports.
04/08/04
"There's no crying in baseball!"
02/13/04
No review available.
01/06/04
One of the best baseball movies of all times; just remember, there's no crying in baseball!
11/29/03
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