Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

edwagreen There is really no chemistry between Jessica Biel and Freddie Prinze, Jr. in this 2001 movie.Prinze's father in the movie has been around before and he is usually the urban embittered person who knows how to hit the bottle. Not so in this one as he cuts the grass with his son, the latter played by Prinze, who aspires to be a baseball pitcher. There is also an embittered brother tending bar, and Jessica Biel, as a rich girl from the other side of the track. Prinze and dad cuts the grass for her high society parents, the father played by a sarcastic, snob Bruce Davison.The picture is generally cliché but the ending is ridiculous where Prinze gives a no hit bid with 2 outs to go in the ninth inning to pursue a fleeing Biel. Come on. What were we going to sing: Take me out of the ball game?

CitizenCaine A few minutes into this movie, we see Freddie Prinze prancing through water sprinklers wearing Brittany Murphy's thong and we know what kind of movie this is going to be and the empty-headed audience it takes aim at. The slow motion scene of Jessica Biel's swim suit bottom confirms this. There are two cute kids, one poor and one rich, who are going to fall in love despite the usual complications of class distinctions, parental control, and confusion about what each other wants in life. The film is fairly predictable and boasts a strong supporting cast, which actually makes the film watchable. Brian Dennehy is Prinze's hard-nosed coach. Fred Ward is his working class dad, and Bruce Davison is Biel's controlling dad. Matthew Lillard provides much needed comic relief and Curt Gowdy is on hand as the press box announcer. John C. McGinley appears as a pro scout, and Beverly D'Angelo has a funny cameo as a sex-starved house mother hosting the Wilmer Valderrama character (in his film debut). Director Michael Tollin utilizes his beloved Philadelphia Phillies in a brief bit at the end. Former baseball players Hank Aaron and Dick Allen have cameos as pro scouts. Allen's appearance may be an inside joke, intentional, or ironic because he had a troubled career, or it may be simply because he's identified as a former Phillies player. Ken Griffey Jr. appears at the end. Innocuous teen fare. ** of 4 stars.

pshermanwallabywaysydney The ads for the film looked alright so I thought I would give it a shot because I like Freddie prize junior . I love romantic comedies but this is just so predictable. How many more movies do we have to put up with where the main character has to achieve something great and/or is soul searching. Then suddenly they find all they are looking for in a gorgeous member of the opposite sex. Then they face some huge problem and then just right at the end all their problems disappear. Does that sound familiar to anyone? But basically for anyone who hasn't seen the film its about a guy Ryan (Freddie) who wants to succeed at baseball. He has some problems at home with his dad and brother. He meets Jessica Biel and they fall in love. Her parents have some problems with him as he's poor but in the end they decide to stay together.

MonzaRacer First there is a fella on this section that said the movie was shot in Ohio and it wasn't because of weather constraints, the ball field was built and shot on in North Carolina, and some shots actually done in Chattam. I have several friend who live in Chattam and they loved the movie and actually understood why it could not be shot in Mass. I really enjoyed the whole movie and thought most of the music was very different but music shouldn't be about a number one hit in film to sell it and the sound track,BUT the music was very stirring in areas and I really had some musician friends who commented that the tracks were awesome for the movie and set the tone of the movie too. Jessica Biel was awesome and HOT and so was Brittney Murphy. I would have figured it to be a lot bigger at the box office cause I have only had 2 friends not like it but they only like sci fi and horror so go figure. I rate it 10 stars and hope they make a sequel.