Review of Major League (1989) by Mike Mcgrady for Newsweek — 13 Dec 2006
Major League is shamelessly formulaic. At the beginning, when it uses Randy Newman's ironic ode to Cleveland ("City of light, city of magic"), the movie has a lovely tone, and briefly, you feel a surge of anticipation, as if the people making it might actually have an original point of view or some feel for the game.
All hope is dashed, though, early on, when you realize that they are cannibalizing every other baseball movie. (Newman wrote the music for "The Natural.") This is movie-making by rip-off.
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This review of Major League (1989) was written by Mike Mcgrady and published by Newsweek on 13 Dec 2006.
Major League has generally received positive reviews.
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