61*

The day the World Series is won is one of my favourite days of the year, as it marks the end of baseball highlights on the sportscast. Yes, I intensely dislike baseball, but give full credit to Billy Crystal and this movie. It's clearly a labour of love, and makes for one of the better sports movies I've seen. Pepper gives a tremendous performance as Maris, and Jane is quite good as well. The only downside is watching that douchebag Mark McGwire break the record. Seriously. What a douche.

Barry Pepper is great in this.

Could have been better, some goofy transitions of scenes makes it have that "Made for TV Movie" feel, but Pepper's performance keeps one interested.

a lazy movie made by one of the most insufferable fans in sports, and directed at those who think like he does. there's a bizarre docudrama framework that doesn't really pay off at all. Barry Pepper is a fun lead, though. bring back Barry Pepper!

OK, was hoping for more.

Poetic that this would be the score to give this flick. Faithful, but not particularly good.

A great story about the people's hero Mantle and the shy Maris. The people only wanted one hero!

Let me begin by saying I have absolutely no respect for baseball. NONE. However, there is no denying that this (more than 2 hour movie) will catch even the most skeptical viewer's attention. The story of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle is quite fascinating; and the movie is very educational.

Formulaic dramatization about one of the greatest anti-climaxes of sports history. Elevated by an outstanding performance from Pepper.