The Rookie: Blu-ray Review (2008)

3/24/2008 Posted by Admin

“The Rookie” Blu-ray

A movie about an old jock made for old jocks, but in its effort to glorify their dreams, the film shrewdly doesn’t make any of it look easy.

Dennis Quaid is Jim Morris, the Texas science teacher and high-school baseball coach whose lifelong dream of pitching in the major leagues was realized in real life.

Rachel Griffiths is Jim’s wife, who offers support and quiet advice.

"The Rookie" understands our love of baseball and respects it, so much so that it mines real feeling for the game, its fans and players in spite of the script’s sentimental overtones, which it overcomes.

One of Quaid’s best roles.

Rated G. Grade: B+.