Review of Rookie of the Year (1993) by Jonathan R — 14 Aug 2009

Great kid movie about baseball; nice to watch with your kid(s)!

This review of Rookie of the Year (1993) was written by Jonathan R on 14 Aug 2009.

Rookie of the Year has generally received mixed reviews.

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If you don't know baseball, you won't understand the climax. If you do, you'll find it preposterous…

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Inning after inning, Rookie of the Year goes down swinging, ignominiously. It's strictly bush league stuff…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 24 May 2013

I loved this as a kid. It taught me that all I needed to do was break my bones to become a superkid…

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