First of all, this movie is not really a story about baseball; it is a story about a ball player's slide down into the abyss of human despair. Ultimately, through a 12-step program (the Christian-based Celebrate Recovery), his life is redeemed.
I heard about the movie on a Christian radio program. Most Christian movies I have seen do not have the best production values. Story lines tend to be very predictable; and characters and dialog rather one-dimensional and not at all realistic. Not so with "Home Run". I very much enjoyed Scott Elrod's portrayal of the baseball player in need of repair. I thought the character was entirely believable. Vivica A. Fox did a good job as his somewhat self-serving, always ready to enable sports agent. The young actors who played the little league team players had their moments, a couple of which were good for a chuckle.
Although the movie portrays a Christian theme for recovery, the movie is not preachy. The stories presented during the recovery scenes were taken from real-life recovery stories; lending a bit of authenticity to the picture.
There were a few spots in the film where I was close to tears, but I enjoy a good story about man triumphing over evil, even if that evil is internal to himself.
I heard about the movie on a Christian radio program. Most Christian movies I have seen do not have the best production values. Story lines tend to be very predictable; and characters and dialog rather one-dimensional and not at all realistic. Not so with "Home Run". I very much enjoyed Scott Elrod's portrayal of the baseball player in need of repair. I thought the character was entirely believable. Vivica A. Fox did a good job as his somewhat self-serving, always ready to enable sports agent. The young actors who played the little league team players had their moments, a couple of which were good for a chuckle.
Although the movie portrays a Christian theme for recovery, the movie is not preachy. The stories presented during the recovery scenes were taken from real-life recovery stories; lending a bit of authenticity to the picture.
There were a few spots in the film where I was close to tears, but I enjoy a good story about man triumphing over evil, even if that evil is internal to himself.