Bull Durham

An interesting comedy that can show you why baseball is fun, but also that even elite actors can pleasantly let loose and have fun. Susan Sarandon is incredibly charming here, but it's mainly Robbins and Costner who carry it in the end because they're focused on just a bit more. It doesn't matter at all because they are not boring. (30/01/2016)

Subtly inserting a reading of Walt Whitman between the first and second bases? These are the methods of an older baseball coach trying to elevate the performance of the Durham Bulls from the beer league, and it’s clear from the first inning who will eventually hit a home run with Joe Cocker. Ron Shelton transformed his sports experiences into several humorous situations, and even with a romantic subplot, he managed to handle the clearly defined playing field with honor. Robbins's pitcher, Nuke, somewhat resembles Lavi. If we use a euphemism, we can also say that intellect fell on the altar of talent here. (01/02/2021)

A somewhat plankish 1980s baseball drama that at times evokes the end of the experimental 1970s thanks to shallow characters and a very relaxed atmosphere. Of course, the main asset is the leading trio, which you'll admire more in terms of acting talent than anything else, because when you look at the aforementioned actors today, several decades apart, it's just great fun to see a shivering Tim Robbins, a consistently "get laid" Susan Sarandon, and a soft-spoken, good-guy Kevin Costner, who, by the way, here trained his facial expressions for The Bodyguard, where he had a considerably better written character. There's little worthwhile about baseball, but it does have a lively vibe and it’s OK as a sports comedy. (23/08/2017)