While it's cool that Bret Hart got his catchphrase from this film (and did we ever take advantage of that fact!), we sure didn't feel like The Natural was the best there is, was or ever will be. There just wasn’t enough divine influence (a theme we didn’t really discuss in this 29th Scoring At The Movies episode) or movie magic to make us love Robert Redford’s ultra-famous baseball flick the way we used to.
The star is as likable as always, but he’s REALLY miscast...and not just because of his age. Director Barry Levinson’s fantasical flicker show is a logical mess, which brought about a slew of Reasonably Good Questions… even though we didn’t actually call them that. Maybe the best angle on this movie is to see it as Roy’s fever dream or maybe even a sensationalized story written by Max Mercy. It’s got some great moments (the ending, man, the ending!), but we spent over an hour ripping on the not-so-great ones. Oh and to answer Chris’ question about better casting for Roy Hobbs? Kurt Russell!
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Ep. 71 - Invictus
Ep. 70 - Invincible
Ep. 69 - BASEketball
Ep. 68 - The Fan
Ep. 67 - Searching for Bobby Fischer
Ep. 66 - Free Solo
Ep. 65 - The Replacements
Ep. 64 - Molly's Game
Ep. 63 - Rookie of the Year
Ep. 62 - Love & Basketball
Ep. 61 - Mystery, Alaska
Ep. 60 - Bend It Like Beckham
Ep. 59 - The Last Boy Scout
Ep. 58 - The Fighter
Ep. 57 - Rocky 2
Ep. 56 - I, Tonya
Ep. 55 - Coach Carter
Ep. 54 - Moneyball
Ep. 53 - Warrior
Ep. 52 - Girlfight
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