Video Capsule Review

The Rookie (2002)

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BASE BAWL ''The Rookie'' packs an emotional punch

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Release Date: Mar 29, 2002; Rated: G; Video Release Date: Aug 27, 2002; Genre: Drama; With: Rachel Griffiths and Dennis Quaid; Distributor: Walt Disney Productions

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By Bruce Fretts

Perhaps identifying with his character's midlife second shot at stardom, Dennis Quaid delivers a beautifully calibrated performance as The Rookie's Jim Morris, who in real life became the oldest newbie in Major League Baseball history when he broke in with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at 35. Like a good ball game, director John Lee Hancock's male fantasy moves slowly at times, but ultimately rewards patient viewers with a huge emotional payoff. Sure, it's corny, but what's more American than corn?

Posted Aug 20, 2002

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