Review of American Pastime (2007) by Andrew S — 09 May 2010
Though guided with bland acting from mostly unknown actors, the film is able to simply portray Japanese American internment, a mostly unknown subject.
Lyle Nomura is an talented pitcher with a college scholarship. This all changes when he is forced to leave with his family and head to a internment camp. Lyle's older brother Lane forms a baseball league in the camp to help people cope with there imprisonment. The film also stars Gary Cole (The West Wing, Dodgeball) as a guard and minor league baseball player named Billy Burrell.
The movie is simple and gives people an understanding of a subject they may have not even known about. You do sympathize with the japanese characters, but, mostly because of it's bland acting, the film does not draw you into the plot. Things like the relationship between Lyle and the Billy's daughter or Lane joining the army are not inspiring or interesting.
This review of American Pastime (2007) was written by Andrew S on 09 May 2010.
American Pastime has generally received positive reviews.
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