The Rookie
Twelve years after a shoulder injury cut short his shot at the majors, Jim Morris—now a married father who teaches chemistry and coaches baseball at a Texas high school—faces a bold wager. If his team wins the district championship, he will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves a powerful incentive, lifting the squad from worst to first and sending them to state for the first time in the school's history. Bound by the deal, Jim faces the tryout field, nearly dismissed by the scouts—until he takes the mound and astonishes everyone by throwing consecutive 98 mph fastballs, earning a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His path to The Show remains lengthy, but with his big-league dreams rekindled, the possibilities seem limitless.
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John Lee Hancock
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A cracking sports drama about the career of Jim Morris. Absolutely loved this, the 127 minute run time flew by real quick; thoroughly enjoyable. It portrays, with extra drama I'm sure, the events of Morris' real life baseball career in a fantastic way. There's great character development right from the get-go, by the conclusion I was utterly invested in Morris. He is played by Dennis Quaid, who is superb in the role. I felt every emotion of his character, best I've (currently) seen of Quaid so far. The film does a great job at making you care for not only him, but even his high school team. Speaking of which, they did a terrific job with the casting of those guys - I felt like I was watching a bunch of real teammates; Chad Lindberg, of <em>'The Fast and the Furious'</em>, is one of them. Even away from Quaid and Lindberg & Co., you still have Morris' family to feel for as well. There's many characters to get attached to, but I was very interested in all of them. Fantastic stuff, I'd highly recommend you watch <em>'The Rookie'</em>.