The Rookie Reviews

For those sports fans out there, this inspirational story of an unexpected underdog is a great pick. Quaid plays a high school baseball coach who tries out for the major league on a dare.

Since I have a weak spot for Dennis Quaid, I thought I should check this one out, even though I didn't expect much from it. Basically, to enjoy this flick, it all depends where you stand towards sports movie. I mean, if you enjoy them, you wil love it and, if you cannot stand the genre, you won't like it much I'm afraid. The fact that is based on a true story doesn't change this whatsoever. Indeed, basically, it follows a very old formula and didn't add anything interesting to it. What remains is a pretty good performance by Dennis Quaid and some competent directing which managed to make the whole thing entertaining even though it was completely predictable. Personally, I'm not fan of this genre and I wish they spiced up the whole thing a little bit but since it is a Disney, what did I expect? Still, I have to admit, in this genre, it must be one of the best one I have seen so far (for example, with a similar plot, it was better than 'Invincible' which I have seen just recently). To conclude, even though it was quite generic, I still think it was a well made and entertaining sport flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are a fan of this genre.