The Rookie (2002)
82 %
Reviews Counted: 139 Fresh: 114 Rotten:25 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus:
A heart-warming sports flick, The Rookie greatly benefits from understated direction and the emotional honesty Dennis Quaid brings to the role of Jim Morris.
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 29, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $75,456,736
Synopsis: Every evening, Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) is out practicing pitching. His minor league career ended with a shoulder injury 12 years ago. Now, Jim coaches a struggling high school team. When he tries to motivate them, they challenge him--if they reach the play offs, he must try out for the... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Brian Cox, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant
Director: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter: Mike Rich
Producer: Mark Johnson, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray
Composer: Carter Burwell
Screenwriter: Mike Rich
Producer: Mark Johnson, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray
Composer: Carter Burwell
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The Rookie is one of those rare, wonderful 'formula' films that ... favors understatement over exaggeration, subtlety over sentimentality.
09/09/07
I would almost rather have seen an A&E biography than a concocted Hollywood parable of unrealized dreams.
07/14/07
All the uplift could easily get cloying, but director John Lee Hancock knows how to keep things in control, and the whole is surprisingly satisfying.
03/26/07
Top Critic
A fine example of heartwarming real-life drama, with performances that ring true and some terrific moments that befit a classic American Dream story.
12/30/06
If they gave an Oscar for Best Performance in a Mediocre Movie, Dennis Quaid should already be clearing his mantelpiece.
02/09/06
It shows us that things may not be like they used to, but we can still enjoy the celebration of things past.
02/01/04
Baseball season is here, folks, and The Rookie is a good opening day experience.
09/05/03
Sem apelar para o melodrama, o filme (baseado em uma história real) emociona e inspira o espectador.
08/21/03
Credit to the actors for still making it such a heartwarming affair, but like its leading character, The Rookie had the potential to be so much more.
08/18/03
Lovers of the genre will be surprisingly entertained. You know who you are.
03/05/03
...This is a great story everyone should get a chance to see—a good family movie about someone achieving his dream.
02/08/03
The strong and silent naturalistic performance of Dennis Quaid scores a strikeout.
12/13/02
Despite the inherently moving story and the respectable work of director John Lee Hancock and the cast, something remains absent throughout the entire film: a certain sense of verve and personality.
12/08/02
John Lee Hancock handles this Disney production with at least some taste and skill.
11/19/02
The Rookie camina con los pasos no de una estrella, no de un campeón, sino de un simple ser humano que escucha la última llamada a escena, el último aviso del destino y pese a tener las apuestas en contra, decide tomarlo
10/26/02
The corn Kevin Costner cut down to build his baseball diamond in Field of Dreams has been used to make The Rookie.
10/26/02
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