Hardball
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Movie Reviews of Hardball
Movie Review: Show Up!
Summary: 3 Stars
Conor O'Neill (Keanu Reeves) is a man who suffers from a gambling addiction and has ended up with a $12000 debt. He seeks out a friend in order to pay of his debt, but instead ends up with a coaching job that pays $500 week for coaching underprivileged kids in the rough parts of Chicago. Conor does not enjoy his new position, but he needs some money in order to begin paying of the loan sharks. He also wants to set up another big bet where wants to borrow a rather large amount of money in order to cover the bet, and at the same time he wants to get away from the coaching job. However, the kids on the team make him see something else. Hardball is a film that entertains and exposes a story about our existence.Movie Review: Keanu Reeves has split personality
Summary: 3 Stars
As this movie begins, Keanu Reeves is running away from the bad guys who are after him to collect gambling debts. In order to earn some money, he agrees to coach a boys' baseball team in the projects. Suddenly he is a teddy bear who knows exactly how to relate to small boys. When the boys are practicing, he is up in the stands smoking, but somehow they progress into a very viable team. His character changes drastically as he spends more time with the boys, and all of this seems to happen somewhat magically. It's hard to know who this film is for because there is too much cussing by the young actors for it to be suitable for kids and yet it purports to be a kid movie.Movie Review: Save the day.
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie is quite spotty. It's basically a story about a guy who gets himself in deep sh*t with the bookies. He doesn't have the money to pay these guys off for the bets he lost. The guy (Keanu Reeves) ends getting a five hundred dollar a week paycheck for working in the projects for a black baseball team. There's some funny stuff on here, but really, this movie really doesn't revolve around the actual game as much as the title of the film would imply. At times I felt like I was watching a poor man's version of 'Hoosiers' (a GREAT sports flick, by the way), but Keanu saves the movie from turning into a real pile.Movie Review: Poor Bad News Bears Rip Off
Summary: 3 Stars
Keanu Reeves plays a person who is scalping tickets, gambling, and drinking and has no choice but to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.It's an enjoyable movie that makes you laugh. I wouldn't watch it with young children because there is a lot of bad language especially from the kids in the movie.
There was one part that was depressing, but it's unfortunately a reality for some places in the country. It's one of those that would make a good rental when there is nothing to watch, but not something worth buying.
Movie Review: A Pleasant Surprise
Summary: 3 Stars
When I went to see this movie with my girlfriend I was just trying to get some relaxation after a week full of stress. I honestly wasn't expecting much out of a Keanu Reeves movie but once again I was surprised. I fully enjoyed this movie and I would definitely watch it again. Keanu Reeves is good but the real stars are the kids.