Review of Sugar (2010) by Jordon J — 01 Sep 2009

Really good til the last 45 mins. Disappoints in the end.

This review of Sugar (2010) was written by Jordon J on 01 Sep 2009.

Sugar has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Sugar

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Chinmai R (107) on 30 Apr 2012

It was really slow and dull. I understand that that was kind of the point of the film, but it wasn't great to watch…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Tyler A (334) on 04 Mar 2012

I love baseball and this movie did baseball pretty well, and the emotions and pressure that is involved in a game like this…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 20 Mar 2013

The camera is on Sugar the whole time, but the faux-documentary approach keeps him out of reach in all the ways that really matter…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Jeff B (2,998) on 03 Jul 2011

It's like the opposite of The Rookie. I like it. You don't get this story very often in sports films, and it was refreshing…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Charles B (418) on 10 Jul 2014

Story is very well told, a must for Dominicans and all other real baseball fans…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Peter J (310) on 25 Jul 2016

I enjoyed this movie, it turned out a bit different than I expected, but it was a Hollywood-ized movie into the struggles of immigrants…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Jonathan S (1,990) on 22 Jul 2011

Loved this one for the understated script and acting, smart shots and of course for the baseball backdrop. Haven't seen many better movies lately…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 17 Aug 2011

We begin to get the feeling that the United States of Baseball is somehow grander and more generous than the United States of America…

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By Tony S (582) on 23 May 2018

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

Read Review

Review of Sugar (2010)

By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 20 Mar 2013

This is a tragic sports movie that shies away from every element of tragedy…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Jordon J

Review of Oculus (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 02 Sep 2014

Mike Flanagan milks a setup that sounds like typical, b-movie chaff [and] turns it into one of the scarier American horror flicks we've seen…

Read Review

Review of Magic Mike (2012)

By Jordon J (666) on 25 Sep 2014

A well-crafted film with grounded characters and a thought out story, which can sometimes feel like a rarity in this genre of stripper movies…

Read Review

Review of The November Man (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 01 Dec 2014

The sexism makes this movie seem very old and old fashioned…

Read Review

Review of The Numbers Station (2013)

By Jordon J (666) on 28 Aug 2014

The Numbers Station is a cheap and predictable thriller that works only because of its two leading cast members: John Cusack and Malin Akerman…

Read Review

Review of The Expendables 3 (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 01 Dec 2014

The swelling ranks do not help this film nor does the lower rating, its nice to see Stallone admit that was a mis-step and my have been a cause…

Read Review

Review of The Colony (2013)

By Jordon J (666) on 25 Sep 2014

Perhaps the most forgettable zombie movie you will see, except for World War Z and I Am Legend and, well you get the idea…

Read Review

Review of Gente de bien (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 05 Nov 2014

It's engaging enough while one is watching it, but not distinctive enough to make it special, or, in this case, enthusiastically recommendable…

Read Review

Review of Alien Abduction (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 08 Sep 2014

Not entirely ineffective found-footage flick but not the best of ideas to pre-warn the audience when the big bads are about as it kinda ruins…

Read Review

Review of Brick Mansions (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 28 Aug 2014

It's fun to see Walker do a double take at a perilous move of Belle's and then find a less risky alternative…

Read Review

Review of Words and Pictures (2014)

By Jordon J (666) on 18 Oct 2014

Good, if not great, film despite its Hollywood ending…

Read Review

More Reviews by Jordon J

Popular Movies Right Now

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Sugar

2010

74%316 Reviews

Timeline

2014

51%498 Reviews

Mercury Rising

1998

53%441 Reviews

Elysium

2013

65%1,104 Reviews

Overnight

2012

59%7 Reviews

Psycho

2007

61%832 Reviews

Ginger Snaps

2000

73%562 Reviews

Dinosaur

2000

60%590 Reviews

2008

62%684 Reviews

Pulse

2002

46%472 Reviews