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Created Jul 28, 2008 03:54PM PST • Edited Jul 28, 2008 03:54PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Good 3.0

   This true story plays out like a lesser “Hoosiers”, albeit set in “Field of Dreams” Iowa baseball territory. Strong performances by Sean Astin, Rachel Leigh Cook, and especially Powers Boothe elevate the movie above Movie-of-the-Week fare.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   Powers Boothe is always worth watching. Sean Astin, the prototypical nice guy, is easy to root for. Even Tom Arnold gets a nice turn here.
   
   
   Larry Miller adds a refreshing touch of vinegar as a cynical newspaper reporter.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Good 3.0

11. Direction Good 3.0

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music Good 3.0

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Tame 1.0

17. Sex Innocent 1.0

18. Violence Gentle 1.0

19. Rudeness Polite 1.0

21. Reality

    Glib 1.1

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.2

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0