I had wanted to see this film for a long time, a baseball film giving insight into life, death, and friendship. While it had its moments, I had a hard time believing much of it. How Wiggen could spin story after story on the fly to keep his manager clueless. That the manager and the whole team remained clueless. The clause about "You can't trade us unless it's together." That Wiggen has an off-season job as an insurance salesman (hard to fathom today) and holds the policy on DeNiro is tough to swallow. Calling in a retired catcher on a team that already has three. The handling of the medical situation itself, e.g. a doctor pronouncing after a 30 second exam that all is well.
Many laud DeNiro's performance but, sorry, to me he wasn't believable as a Georgia redneck.
Many laud DeNiro's performance but, sorry, to me he wasn't believable as a Georgia redneck.