Major League (1989)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:25
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Major League may be predictable and formulaic, but buoyed by the script's light, silly humor -- not to mention the well-built sports action sequences and funny performances.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When the widow of the owner of the Cleveland Indians realizes that she is stuck with a small stadium in a cold climate, she decides that a move to a Southern, warmer climate is called for.... [More]
Starring: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton
Director: David S. Ward
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Reviews for Major League
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 3.5/5 |
The absurdity of the Indians winning the pennant in 1989 helped make the film a lot of fun, and it was a great little fantasy for Tribe fans back in the day. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
A meat and potatoes '80s movie, that maybe doesn't 'taste great,' but at least is 'less filling.' [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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Even though too many jokes fall flat under the weight of predictability, its sheer comic energy manages to entertain. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Sometimes funny comedy set in major league baseball with plenty of bawdy slapstick.
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B+ |
Major League holds up today not only as the rare sports-themed comedy to balance goofiness and dynamic game atmospherics seamlessly, but also as a fleeting reminder of baseball's last remnants of participatory charm and gee-whiz curveball worship. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
timeless Full Review |
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Slick predictability is about all it has in mind, down to the last trite freeze-frame. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Writer-director David Ward has provided Cleveland Indian fans with something to cheer about and moviegoers with a generally engaging baseball comedy. Full Review |
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For sheer crowd-pleasing fun it belts one high into the left-field bleachers. Full Review |
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What redeems it is that the action sequences are superbly filmed, climaxing with Sheen's bullish entry into the arena at make-or-break time, the crowd singing 'Wild Thing' in clamouring unison. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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4/5 |
Underrated baseball film has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
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3/5 |
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2.5/4 |
The scarce laughs are courtesy of Bob Uecker as announcer Harry Doyle... Full Review |
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3/5 |
Ward hits a decent line drive with the wacky Major League...an inspired goofy time at the ballpark
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3/5 |
The film is so loopy that it glides over its cliches and indulges in some congenial movie-baseball silliness. Full Review |
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4/5 |
It really should have been much worse. In fact, it's surprisingly good.
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