Review of Field of Dreams (1989) by Andrew B — 03 Dec 2015

I really don't know what possessed me to randomly review this movie in the year 2015. I guess it is a sentimental attachment to one of my favorite childhood movies. One of those VHS tapes that my family owned that I played over and over again until I knew every single line.

Growing up playing sports, specifically baseball was life. Going to Phillies games with my father at the old Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia was just something you could look forward to every summer as a kid.

Whether this is some sort of artistic masterpiece, I am not saying it is. Field of Dreams is just a really feel good movie. Something you can enjoy with your family, even if you are not a sports fan. Something you can enjoy with your son as he's growing up and getting into sports.

Costner has made a bunch of sports movies, but in my opinion this will always be his best. There is nothing outstanding about this movie, except the concept of it. A man who just follows a gut feeling and does something despite all his critics and all the ramifications that may come from it and follows what he feel he must do.

Not just for his family, not just for the game of baseball, but for himself as well.