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(1 - 41) of 41 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1   "'The Rookie' charmed me with its old-fashioned family values, down-to-earth-characters, and nostalgic small town atmosphere."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 3.5/4 "A surprisingly effective film for all ages."   NutzWorld   Blake French 7/10 "If you're a fan of baseball thought, it's a film not to miss, as any picture that loves the game as much as this film is truly a sports movie to see."   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf B "It's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 3/4 "Quaid's performance proves to be a solid anchor."   Nitrate Online   Dan Lybarger 3/4 "It plays from the heart and that, I believe, is its major strength."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 3/4 "...Quaid proves that this is the sort of role he was born to play."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "The strong and silent naturalistic performance of Dennis Quaid scores a strikeout."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Features a handful of memorable scenes but...doesn't garner the type of impact it should."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2.5/4 "The Rookie: rated G for gooey godly wholesomeness. May cause drowsiness."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B+ "Old-fashioned and friendly, and at times captivating."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "The best film about baseball to hit theaters since Field of Dreams."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 3/4 "Director John Lee Hancock concocts a suitable, cozy baseball drama that emphasizes certain kinds of relationships pertaining to the game and even beyond the game...sprinkled with doses of perseverance and inspiration"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C+ "Should you possess the slightest trace of sophistication, it's likely to strike you as the sort of sappily uplifting parable that's usually confined to the small screen."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "Salutes the singular power of yearning in our lives while also paying tribute to the unique ways in which others can help us make our dreams come true. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "As inspirational stories go, this one is top-notch."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "High drama, Disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6.5/10 "The film should please baseball fans and even casual moviegoers if they're willing to let the picture develop and unfold at its own leisurely pace."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 5/10 "Is it me or does this movie feel like the sanitized version of Bull Durham to anyone else?"   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 7/10 "I admit to finding baseball one of the dullest sports on the face of the Earth, yet this movie is less about baseball than it is about personal aspirations."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 6/10 "A paint-by-numbers, cliché-riddled story that has one thing working in its favor -- it's based on stuff that really happened."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick A- "...takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport"   Countingdown.com   Larry Carroll B+ "It's a terrific American sports movie and Dennis Quaid is its athletic heart."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 8.5/10 "The Rookie camina con los pasos no de una estrella, no de un campeón, sino de un simple ser humano que escucha la última llamada a escena, el último aviso del destino y pese a tener las apuestas en contra, decide tomarlo"   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 2.5/4 "Maybe it’s asking too much, but if a movie is truly going to inspire me, I want a little more than this."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 3.5/4 "The Rookie is heartfelt and uplifting, and not condescending or sappy"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "There's nothing surprising about The Rookie except how unexpectedly moving it is."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "Despite the inherently moving story and the respectable work of director John Lee Hancock and the cast, something remains absent throughout the entire film: a certain sense of verve and personality."   Film Threat   Michael Dequina 2/4 "A film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3/4 "The emphasis on the human element makes this a real feel-good movie."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 4/5 "A very nice movie indeed, thanks to not one but two irresistible underdog-with-a-dream stories, dignified-but-heartwarming direction by John Lee Hancock, and a hit-it-out-of-the-ballpark performance by Dennis Quaid."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/4 "The story also has some toughness to it, some edginess. It is not too gooey and sweet."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "The inspirational screenplay by Mike Rich covers a lot of ground, perhaps too much, but ties things together, neatly, by the end."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "Toss in a superlative performance by underrated movie star Dennis Quaid, and you've got the guy's equivalent to Steel Magnolias."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B+ "An authentic family treat."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "The idea is sentimental, but Quaid dries all the sappiness out of it."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek B+ "The kind of old-fashioned biopic that makes you want to go out and read the book."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 3/4 "The Rookie feels like baseball itself: sort of boring, sort of stately, yet possessed of an ineffable poetry that speaks to the young heart of old men and their sons."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 2.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 6/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 41) of 41 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1