Effective film about the Black Sox scandal from a left-wing perspective.

A superb ensemble cast, which includes Sayles as Ring Lardner, shines in this true-life shocker, with Strathairn and Cusack giving standout performances.

Sayles perfectly captures the feelings of dissatisfaction an exploited employee feels for his cheap and unscrupulous boss as well as the reverence felt for the players by the fans. Lush period detail (done on Sayles's usual low budget) and a brisk pace.

First, I don't know the "real" story, so I'm not judging this on facts. As a movie, I thought this was compelling and well-cast. The baseball scenes were carefully constructed and played well by the actors. My favorite part of the movie was how it showed WHY these guys were driven to cheat, and how they felt they were justified in doing so. This was not simply a case of out-and-out greed on the player's part, but of a group of slighted men taking--what they thought--was rightfully owed to them.

Ok lets clear things up. I am fan of baseball and baseball history. Now I had a friend of mine known around these parts as "hellsditch" who tells me he doesn't like watching movies based on true events when you can just watch the documentary. I never really agreed with this until I started watching this movie. I feel like this would be a good movie to show to a 5th Grade Class when it rains on Field Day, but don't dumb the movie down for me. Don't treat me like a child. Cusack was good.

Good.

I didn't know too many details about the scandal beforehand, and I understand this was a dramatization; but, it was interesting to learn more about who was involved and who wasn't, the motives, and how the whole incident went down. The filmmaking is good here, but I could've done without the courtroom drama at the end.

This is a good movie. No one really stands out in this movie but the story is interesting. It is a good ensemble piece.

Some mistakes are made but Sayles makes a pretty decent story out of it.

Pretty solid sports flick. I would have preferred a score comprised of something other than canned marching band/ jazz music though.

Perhaps better known as "That one baseball movie that doesn't suck", Eight Men Out is a fine, fact-based slice of americana with a decidedly dark undercurrent. With an outstanding cast and atmosphere that oozes authenticity, Sayles knocks this one out of the park (SEE WHAT I FUCKING DID THERE?! THAT'S RIGHT!!! I MADE A REFERENCE TO THE SPORT DEPICTED - IN - THE MOVIE!!! I just... fucking... rule. I truly fucking do. You guys should all send me money).

Pretty decent baseball drama that eschews the standard sports movie cliche of ending the movie with the team winning the big game. I like that.

If you're a fan of baseball, you owe it to yourself to see this movie. It's not comedic like something like Major League, but that's not the draw here. The cast is amazing, as you can feel the pain from characters like Cusack's.

Great sports movie detailing the Black Sox Scandal. A must see for any baseball fan with an interest in America's Pastime during one of its darkest moments.

Exceptional baseball movie. John Cusack is great as Buck Weaver and DB Sweeney does a good job as Shoeless Joe Jackson ( although Ray Liotta is who I think about when I hear Shoeless Joe's name). From what I 've read ,seems to be historically accurate for the most part