Review of Sugar (2008) by Gabe S — 04 Sep 2010

One of the most realistic movie about sports...Recommended!

This review of Sugar (2008) was written by Gabe S on 04 Sep 2010.

Sugar has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Sugar

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Ryan M (2,675) on 13 Dec 2010

It's your traditional rags to riches story about a young baseball player from the Dominican Republic trying to make it in the majors…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By David C (2,598) on 01 Aug 2011

Wasn't sure if I liked this one at first, probably because it was so different than what I was expecting…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Tony S (582) on 23 May 2018

If you love baseball, you'll love this movie…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Anthony A (656) on 22 Mar 2014

Excellent baseball drama centered on a young Dominican with his eye set on the big leagues. Very well acted, shot and directed…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 28 Sep 2011

Follows its own path, defying stereotypes and avoiding just about every sports-movie cliché and fish-out-of-water convention, all the way to the end…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By R P (31) on 07 Sep 2014

A baseball movie by the actor-director of Half Nelson? This I have to see…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 20 Mar 2013

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the makers of Half Nelson, return with another subtly observed drama about a character on the outskirts of mainstream…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Corey C (511) on 11 Jun 2012

Really well-done sports film from the folks who made HALF NELSON (another naturalistic, cliche-rejecting film). Excellent central performance…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Chris C (2,693) on 25 Feb 2011

An interesting movie about the globalization of baseball and the hardships of cultural integration…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2008)

By Caleb C (670) on 04 Apr 2011

A very interesting look at the life of a Dominican baseball player finding his way through life…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Onegin (1999)

By Dennis Lim (218) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Nov 2005

Unable to capture either its wit, psychological acuity, or formal rigor, the movie essentially reduces the schematic, seesaw narrative to doomy…

Read Review

Review of Oxford Blues (1984)

By Ashley H (2,345) on 21 Jun 2013

Oxford Blues is a disappointing film…

Read Review

Review of Familiar Strangers (2008)

By Jim H (1,089) on 09 Nov 2010

The end of this film is rather effective, and during the last few scenes, I admit that I almost felt something for the characters…

Read Review

Review of 1981 (2009)

By Patrick B (1,076) on 25 Aug 2012

TrÃ¨s dÃ (C)Ã§u aprÃ¨s le feedback positif que j'avais reÃ§u sur ce film. ScÃ (C)nario prÃ (C)visible…

Read Review

Review of Walker (1987)

By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 26 Aug 2004

Ed Harris in the lead role valiantly tries to make the best of a bad situation, but the cartoon dimensions of the story leave him twisting…

Read Review

Review of Civil Brand (2002)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Oct 2016

Corrupt warden, sadistic guards, new inmate debauched by her surroundings, prison-break hostage drama--could have come straight from an old…

Read Review

Review of How About You... (2007)

By Heather M (2,904) on 09 Dec 2009

A little slow, a little strange, and a lot British. At least everyone was happy in the end…

Read Review

Review of Aurora Borealis (2005)

By Timothy Knight (332) for Reel.com (1,232) on 14 Sep 2006

Fine acting distinguishes Aurora Borealis, a moderately affecting seriocomic character study marred by a weak, tidily resolved third act…

Read Review

Review of Trading Paint (2019)

By Mauro_Lanari (665) on 14 Jan 2020

(Mauro Lanari) A couple of Tarantinian wreckage on the track…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Sugar

2008

75%328 Reviews

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015

71%328 Reviews

As Seen Through These Eyes

2008

77%9 Reviews

Fantasia

2004

67%624 Reviews

Lions for Lambs

2007

53%702 Reviews

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

1977

55%190 Reviews

Santa Sangre

1989

77%313 Reviews

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011

75%475 Reviews

Mama

2013

60%988 Reviews

School Daze

1942

75%221 Reviews