StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

thejcowboy22 Everybody at one time comes this close to their dreams and figures they will have another chance or another day to capture that dream. But that day may never come. This movie hits me personally on all levels. My love of baseball. My love of history and most importantly my love of family. Vividly photographed in rural Iowa accompanied by a beautiful music score, Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice that inspires him to build a baseball field removing some valuable acreage to the confusion of neighboring farmers. Ray who claims that he never did anything so spontaneous in his entire life, follows the voice of "If you build it he will come." Ray Constructs a ball field explaining to his young daughter Karin (Gabby Hoffman) about the 1919 White Sox scandal and the plight of their star player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Wife Annie (Amy Madigan) goes along with her husband on this construction. Time goes by. Then a visit from "Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) in full 1919 White Sox attire. A book Banning meeting awakens the idea of Ray to travel to Boston to find Terence Mann, popular fictitious writer, (James Earl Jones). Ray with a bit of trouble takes Mr. Mann to a Red Sox game. A name appears on the scoreboard. Ray takes off for Minnesota with Terence Mann in tow in search of Archie "Moonlight" Graham played by well renown actor Burt Lancaster. As I stated earlier My love of History with all the old time ball players coming to life surrounded by a cornfield hearing Doc Graham recounting his one chance in the majors many decades ago. Doc Graham tags along as a youth in the form of (James Whaley). When everyone arrives back at the farm The bank threatens to foreclose on the farm unless Ray signs the papers from his brother-in-law Mark, (Timothy Busfield). More miracles to follow in this love of baseball and family. I personally enjoyed Terence Mann's moving speech about the people will come to see the game. One of my favorite scenes is the night game showing the old time players throwing the ball around to lazy ragtime music only James Horner could provide. I understand why this movie didn't win an Academy Award. You have to have the love of baseball to truly appreciate this movie. In this fast paced short attention spanned environment newer generations find baseball a bit slow and boring. To me Baseball is like a fine glass of vintage to be savored on a warm summer night. Not rushed or spoiled. Another thing to mention about this cathartic tale is the final crescendo of emotion as Ray realizes why he went through this journey. As I watch the final scene I think to myself and ponder that someday I'll travel to Iowa and walk upon that ball field among-st the corn and wait to see my Paternal grandfather, "WILLIE" enter the playing field. I would say in a shaky voice, "Hey Grandpa . You want to have a catch?"

TheMegaCritic2000 . Having just watched this movie for the umpteenth time when I came across it on the TV (I have the DVD as well!), I thought it was time I wrote a review.What can I say? I think this is my all-time favourite movie. It hits a spot that no other movie ever hit. Obviously, that's a personal reaction, but I can relate to Ray Kinsella's feeling about his father. My father died when I was 21. I'd been away from home at boarding school, then uni, from the age of 11. Of course, I'm grateful for the education, but it meant I got to spend very little time with my father for the last 10 years of his life and I wasn't mature enough to realise the value of the little time I did spend with him. There were things left unsaid when he died. It would be magical to see my fatter again, as Ray gets to do at the end of the movie. Unfortunately, life doesn't afford us such chances in reality. The movie catches those emotions perfectly and I cannot help but she'd a tear at the end, when Ray see his father, so young with his whole life still ahead of him.The acting is superb, from the stars to the bit-parts. The script is wonderful and the music stirs the emotions, too. It's the best thing Costner has done, even now, 28 years later, he still hasn't topped it. The movie made Ray Liotta a star. He was perfectly cast as Shoeless Joe. Jane Earl Jones, as Terence Mann, the disillusioned 60s firebrand, brings that amazing voice to the role and runs through the gamut of emotions,from indignity to wonderment. Amy Madigan is also excellent as the slightly scatty wife of Ray. But I save special praise for Burt Lancaster, in his last movie role, who brings Doc Graham to life so perfectly. This movie us simply amazing. If you haven't seen it, please do.

higherall7 What would you do if you heard a voice say to you, "If you build it, he will come.."?This wonderful baseball fable posits exactly that type of inquiry into the difference between Faith and Logic. It explores at some length what people will do when they have that moment when 'something told me to-' in their lives. This usually happens to everyone, when they either regret or marvel at the consequences of following or not following that inner voice that comes to them out of nowhere. Ray Kinsella has a series of these experiences and finds that listening to his own special voice leads him to a Field of Dreams.Enjoyed this movie for its simplicity. Also, for the fact that it does not depend on hyper-violence or explosions or expressions of scatology to carry the narrative or appeal grossly to the sensations of the viewing audience. The concept is really an interesting and entertaining one. I have already mentioned the interface between Faith and Logic, but there is also an interesting melding between what some would call the fantasies of the Imagination and Reality.Kevin Costner is near perfect as the every man Ray Kinsella. James Earl Jones as the reclusive writer Terrance Mann has most of the best lines, and Ray Liotta is perfectly believable as the phantom Shoeless Joe Jackson; who brings the rest of his cohorts to a cornfield in Iowa. Burt Lancaster brings a rugged albeit crusty earthiness to this tale of Baseball in the Corn as Doctor Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham, who confidently strides between the living and the dead with much the same swagger as he showed in JIM THORPE: ALL American. Sometimes you can fault him for using his hands too much, but this is moot point. Amy Madigan and Gaby Hoffman are also charming and admirable as the feisty wife and winsome daughter who steadfastly stand by Ray in his quest to understand the meaning of his dream.This is one of those movies that I felt was perfect for spawning sequels. I would have loved to have seen Terrance Man come back with players from the Negro Leagues to really give the Black Sox Eight a run for their money. Eventually, it would have been great for Ray to encounter a Latino version of Terrance Mann, and to find players like Roberto Clemente and others holding their hands over their hearts for the playing of the National Anthem in his corn field.One can only hope that day will come in this Field of Dreams.

D' Francis It's a baseball movie but you don't need to know anything about the game to enjoy the movie. Baseball was decided as the theme of the movie because it is an old American past-time, a pursuit of hard work and a bond between father and son. In some ways, it's comparable to Forrest Gump, but it takes a much more favorable tone of counter-culture.Sometimes it's hokey, but it is a fantasy movie. Every scene is intricately done. Characters are led by their dreams and everyone ends up where they need to be. It's a hymn of idealism that shows people at their very best achieving their dreams. From beginning to end, it's an entertaining captivating movie and it comes to an especially satisfying conclusion.