What redeems it is that the action sequences are superbly filmed, climaxing with Sheen's bullish entry into the arena at make-or-break time, the crowd singing 'Wild Thing' in clamouring unison.
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06/24/06
Major League (1989)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 24 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
Major League may be predictable and formulaic, but buoyed by the script's light, silly humor -- not to mention the well-built sports action sequences and funny performances.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Synopsis: When the widow of the owner of the Cleveland Indians realizes that she is stuck with a small stadium in a cold climate, she decides that a move to a Southern, warmer climate is called for. Unfortunately the only way she can unload her stadium is due to low attendance, so she needs to plan for a losing... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton, Bob Uecker
Reviews
Top Critic
Sometimes funny comedy set in major league baseball with plenty of bawdy slapstick.
03/08/08
Major League holds up today not only as the rare sports-themed comedy to balance goofiness and dynamic game atmospherics seamlessly, but also as a fleeting reminder of baseball's last remnants of participatory charm and gee-whiz curveball worship.
04/08/07
Slick predictability is about all it has in mind, down to the last trite freeze-frame.
03/14/07
Writer-director David Ward has provided Cleveland Indian fans with something to cheer about and moviegoers with a generally engaging baseball comedy.
03/14/07
Top Critic
For sheer crowd-pleasing fun it belts one high into the left-field bleachers.
03/14/07
Top Critic
The scarce laughs are courtesy of Bob Uecker as announcer Harry Doyle...
08/01/03
Ward hits a decent line drive with the wacky Major League...an inspired goofy time at the ballpark
05/30/03
The film is so loopy that it glides over its cliches and indulges in some congenial movie-baseball silliness.
05/20/03
Top Critic
No classic, but it is a good example of the way light formulaic genres can be exploited for a little fun and a bunch of cheap laughs.
02/01/03
It won't change your life but it'll feed your soul on a Friday night.
12/08/02
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