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T-Shirts | Home » » For Love of the Game | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of thirty-seven has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox | | Director:
| Sam Raimi | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English, French | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Universal Studios | | Run Time:
| 137 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 04, 2000 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 156 reviews |
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 For the Love of the GameAug 25, 2010
DVD would not play so was returned.
Note that this was my very first experience when a DVD would not play...even after I reordered it...both DVD;s were faulaty..possibly a non USA code was used....just a guess.
 Very Happy!Jul 14, 2010
I looked all over for this movie for my fiance's birthday and ended up having to order it online. I was very pleased with my purchase and happy that I received it so quickly!
Interesting frameworkJun 26, 2010
It took a while for me in watching this movie to realize the all the baseball scenes were actually from the same game, and not parts of many games. I had not read or heard of the movie before, and I wasn't actually paying close attention at the beginning.
Once I realized that the entire movie was flashbacks Kevin Costner's character was having during the course of one game that suddenly becomes a real candidate to end up as a "perfect game", I got more interested. Not that the baseball result drew me in, the entire idea for the movie happening in flashbacks during a game intrigued me.
The movie is indeed sappy, and contains every cliché, but it works anyway. Romantic dramas are going to have a lot of clichés, there's no way to avoid it. Sports movies are going to have a lot of clichés. So when you put the two together, its a cliché-fest! LOL Still, the performances are engaging and mostly come off as real. The drama at the end of the game has a body of its own. The catcher's promise near the end is something that SHOULD happen in sports, and probably doesn't very often.
Only the last couple of scenes, which happen AFTER the game, break out of the framework of the rest of the movie.
So if you don't like romances or sappy sports movies, stay away from this, you won't like it. Otherwise, its a nice film with some good lessons and a satisfying set of conclusions.
Baseball Love StoryMay 03, 2010
Guys: If you played baseball at any level, this is a good movie. If you pitched, this is a great movie. Baseball scenes are somewhat realistic especially compared to many past baseball movies. Vin Scully is the game announcer and he helps make the game scenes more realistic. It is a good story and hits home with old athletes of any sport. Billy Chapel has come to the point in his career where there is no where to go but out. That is very difficult to do when it is all you've known and loved. Facing just being a regular guy and not part of the Game and his fame is really hard to accept. Ladies: You will begin to understand him and certainly relate to her. Having someone else in your life can help ease the pain of making the decision he faces, (Kelly Preston would certainly help me, if I was him of course). When he finally realizes how special she is in his life, leaving the Game becomes a simple decision. Very good story. Very good acting. Very believable, even though throwing a "perfecto" with a bad shoulder is hard to believe. The bouncing back and forth in the time frame of their realationship can be confusing. Watch the movie a few times and the movie improves each time. Great movie.
For the love of the Game...Mar 28, 2010
This movie is awesome - one of my all-time favorites. It tells the story of an aging baseball pitcher, his personal life, and his career. It really makes the reader empathize with the player, and shows both sides of being a public figure. I saw it quite some time ago but bought it for my grandson who wants to be a professional baseball player. I thought it would be great to show him the good and the bad of a career in professional sports.
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