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Cobb (1994)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:20

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When sports writer Al Stump (Robert Wuhl) attempts to write a biography of legendary Detroit Tiger Tyrus Raymond Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones), Stump discovers that baseball's first Hall of Famer's an... When sports writer Al Stump (Robert Wuhl) attempts to write a biography of legendary Detroit Tiger Tyrus Raymond Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones), Stump discovers that baseball's first Hall of Famer's an egotistical and abusive bigot. While the aging Cobb drags Stump from bar to bar, Stump must determine whether or not to publicize the ugly truth about a great American hero. [More]

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich

Director: Ron Shelton

Director: Ron Shelton
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Composer: Elliot Goldenthal
Producer: David Lester

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Sep 2, 2003

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10/21/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

It's not enough, and you end up feeling -- despite Jones' dead-on performance -- like you've been cheated. It looks good. It feels right. It gets the job done…. But there's nothing there. Just like Cobb. Maybe that's the point.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Director Shelton is a master at locker room drama, and helped by a towering performance of snarling egomania and drug-fuelled bitterness from Jones, he tackles the dichotomies of [Cobb] with engaging enthusiasm.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/05/08
Channel 4 Film

It's such a potent and courageous wreck of a movie that it's worth more than most 'successes.'

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/05/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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It's the kind of film where you admire the craftsmanship and artistry while questioning the wisdom of the project itself.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Um excelente trabalho de Tommy Lee Jones.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Pleasant? No. But the new biographical film Cobb, about baseball great Ty Cobb, is certainly engrossing -- primarily due to a smashing lead performance by Tommy Lee Jones.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Tommy Lee Jones gets mad respect for this.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Oz
Oz
eFilmCritic.com

An enjoyably gruff and candid baseball biopic.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Tommy Lee Jones gives an uncompromisingly volcanic performance as the psychotic bigot, one of baseball greatest players, known for his aggressive conduct, racism, and sexism.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
06/02/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Massively underrated.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/05/08
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

Completely enthralling from first frame to last, Cobb is a fascinating, uncompromising portrait of a rage-filled, contradictory man fighting his own private war with the world.

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01/26/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Completely uncompromising in a way that films, especially sports films, just aren't.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
09/29/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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06/25/04
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

This movie is two hours of Jones acting badly and Wuhl looking drawn.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Despite Jones' performance, it's a disappointing biopic

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07/11/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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03/30/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

When Jones is front and center, the movie mesmerizes.

Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
01/09/02
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Movieline
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Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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