Talent for the GameMajor league baseball scout virgil sweet lives for the coming of spring – the scent of fresh cut grass fastballs the umpires play ball. But this spring virgils career is threatened when the teams new owner decides to eliminate the scouting program & virgil. His only hope is to find a new star. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/28/2006 Starring: Edward Jame Olmos Lorraine Bracco Run time: 91 minutes Rating: PgEdward James Olmos, his face as weathered as the glove he packs in his suitcase, hits it out of the park as Virgil Sweet, a California Angels scout–”the last of a dying breed”–who travels from coal mines to cornfields in search of a phenom. His newest discovery is pitching prospect Sammy Bodeen, an Idaho farm boy around whom the team’s hateful pony-tailed billionaire new owner orchestrates a massive marketing campaign. It’s up to Virgil to ensure that the kid lives up to the hype. This 1991 drama struck out in its bid for a wide theatrical release, but until its credulity-straining Big Game climax and disappointingly cynical conclusion, it qualifies as the kind of “hold on to your dreams” sleeper that always connects with baseball movie fans. –Donald Liebenson
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(out of 14 reviews)
Review by Erren Geraud Kelly for Talent for the Game
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a very good, very underrated movie about a pitching scout, who help a young pitching ace realize his dream of making the big leagues.the casting is wonderful.a loving ode to baseball. get it !
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Although the story is light on originality, this is a great family movie about a small town boy getting his break in the big city. The movie boasts big acting talent with Edward James Olmos (“Stand and Deliver”) and Lorraine Bracco (nominated for an Oscar for her role in “Goodfellas”). The first half of the film is filled with wonderful cinematography of the beautiful landscapes of northern Idaho where Virgil Sweet (Olmos), a major league scout, finds the next pitching phenom, Sammy Bodeen (Jeff Corbett). Sweet just has to convince the town’s stubborn preacher to let his son, Bodeen, go fulfill his dream of becoming a baseball star. Things unfortunately do not go as planned when the team owner tries to exploit Bodeen. Almost overcome by the high expectations placed on him, Bodeen finds success through the help (and trickery) of Sweet. “A Talent for the Game” is a movie about overcoming the odds, and leaves you feeling great!
Review by Hanford Rose for Talent for the Game
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Edward James Olmos is a great actor. He is the only reason that I gave this movie even a ’2 rating’.
This was a very disappointing, far from memorable movie. I will probably pass it on to one of my grandsons who likes baseball.
I found this movie to be boring and predictable.
Review by Tom Barrett for Talent for the Game
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This is simply one of the best (and most realistic) baseball movies ever, and I’ve seen them all.
Review by Lynn F. Kile II for Talent for the Game
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This movie is about a baseball scout who finds a player at the last minute just before he is released by the new owner of the team. It sets in play an excellent story line and viewers get to see another side of the game. Excellent video.