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The Catcher Was a Spy loses sight of the most interesting elements of its fact-based story, dropping the ball and leaving likable lead Paul Rudd stranded.
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In Moe Berg, Rudd helps director Ben Lewin (Paperback Writer, The Sessions) add another unforgettable passive hero to the his increasing menagerie. Aug 10, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
In Moe Berg, Rudd helps director Ben Lewin (Paperback Writer, The Sessions) add another unforgettable passive hero to the his increasing menagerie.
Scott Marks
It's an absorbing character study of a most intriguing man. Jul 25, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's an absorbing character study of a most intriguing man.
Soren Andersen
It's a less than passable espionage thriller watered down by a vague character study. Jun 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It's a less than passable espionage thriller watered down by a vague character study.
Tomris Laffly
It's so safe, and it's so dry, and it's so understated to a fault. Jun 25, 2018 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…
It's so safe, and it's so dry, and it's so understated to a fault.
Christy Lemire
The result is a juicy true story told blandly, but The Catcher Was a Spy is still a movie worth seeing. Jun 25, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The result is a juicy true story told blandly, but The Catcher Was a Spy is still a movie worth seeing.
Rex Reed
I wish I liked it more. Jun 24, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
I wish I liked it more.
Matt Zoller Seitz
A fascinating true story of baseball and atomic spies is reduced to a lifeless, unsubtle biopic. Apr 16, 2019 | Full Review…
A fascinating true story of baseball and atomic spies is reduced to a lifeless, unsubtle biopic.
Richard Trenholm
Rudd is no stranger to dramatic material, but he comes across as a bit too charming to be truly believable in this sort of role. Apr 9, 2019 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
Rudd is no stranger to dramatic material, but he comes across as a bit too charming to be truly believable in this sort of role.
Brent Hankins
The movie makes a mess of what could have been a truly excellent tale. Nov 27, 2018 | Full Review…
The movie makes a mess of what could have been a truly excellent tale.
Tim Stevens
Such a remarkable and unusual story deserves to be told, but it needed to be told in a remarkable and unusual manner. This by-the-numbers biopic won't suffice. Oct 29, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Such a remarkable and unusual story deserves to be told, but it needed to be told in a remarkable and unusual manner. This by-the-numbers biopic won't suffice.
Sean Mulvihill
"The Catcher Was a Spy" has enough going in its favor to have been a solid flick. As such, the shortcomings really do feel like a major disappointment. Oct 11, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
"The Catcher Was a Spy" has enough going in its favor to have been a solid flick. As such, the shortcomings really do feel like a major disappointment.
Joey Magidson
The Catcher Was a Spy is an efficiently produced enigma that presents actors in WWII-era clothing walking around and reciting dialogue, but the story lacks more bold speculation. Aug 28, 2018 | Full Review…
The Catcher Was a Spy is an efficiently produced enigma that presents actors in WWII-era clothing walking around and reciting dialogue, but the story lacks more bold speculation.
Alci Rengifo
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