The Rookie (2002)
This is the text of my original, first-impressions review that was published at Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet in 2002.
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2025 Update: This is the text of my original, first-impressions review that was published at Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet in 2002.
I’m not much of a baseball fan. I’m not much of a Disney fan. But The Rookie surprised me. Not only is it the best Rated-G movie for grownups since The Straight Story, but it boasts what will be remembered as one of the best performances of the year.