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Review #7624 - Dated: 13th of February, 2013
Author: mizim |
America is at war, and all your men are off fighting, so what do you do to keep the sport of Baseball alive? You start all women's teams across America.
When World War II threatens to shut down Major League Baseball, candy manufacturing magnate Walter Harvey decides to create a women's league to make money. Lowenstein is put in charge of the public relations side of things and scout Ernie Capadino (Hanks) is sent out to recruit players. Capadino likes what he sees in catcher Dottie Hinson (Davis). She's a terrific hitter and he offers her a try out, but she is content where she is,waiting for her husband to return from the war. Her sister is very keen to join but only manages to by convincing Dottie to join as well. When the trio arrive at the tryouts in Chicago, they meet Doris and Mae. They make it onto the team, The Peaches who are managed by drunkard former baseball great Jimmy Dugan. Jimmy initially treats the whole thing as a joke, leaving the managerial duties to Dottie. However, he takes over when he sees how hard and well his team plays. The league attracts little interest at first but their lucky break comes when a Life magazine photographer is in attendance and asks them to do something spectacular. When a ball is popped up behind home plate, Mae catches it while doing the splits; the resulting photograph makes the cover of the magazine and helps turn the league into a great success.
The acting is absolutely superb, we have actors on top of their game, Tom Hanks who delivers the memorable "There's no crying in baseball!" speech. Geena Davis who was a great heroine as the star of the league who just wants her husband home from the war but is hanging onto the league for her little sister's sake. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell are a great team and have awesome chemistry as best friends Mae and Doris.
This film is wonderful, and well worth a watch.
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