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. 31 - Seabiscuit
Ep. 30 - Creed 2
Ep. 28 - Bring It On
Ep. 27 - Murderball
Ep. 26 - Space Jam
Ep. 25 - Days of Thunder
Ep. 24 - Million Dollar Baby
Ep. 23 - Draft Day
Ep. 22 - Happy Gilmore
Ep. 21 - Field of Dreams
Ep. 20 - Mr. Baseball
Ep. 19 - Semi-Pro
Ep. 18 - Ready to Rumble
Ep. 17 - The Longest Yard
Ep. 16 - Cool Runnings
Ep. 15 - Rocky IV
Ep. 14 - Hoosiers
Ep. 13 - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Ep. 12 - Goon
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