Rotten
Most baseball movies are about dreams; Calvin Marshall is a sentimental comedy about self-delusion, and the young actor Alex Frost can't find a way to make sense of Calvin, or to make him sympathetic.
Mike Hale, New York Times
Overview
A college student is determined to become a Major League Baseball star, but finds his true calling instead.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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56%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Lundgren's screenplay beautifully juggles the story's alternately comic and poignant elements and renders all three main characters with surprising depth.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Aside from Zahn, thesping is uneven.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Rotten
When you don't care about the character who gives a movie its name, you've got terminal problems.
Simon Abrams, Time Out New York
Fresh
[Director] Lundgren has a light touch and a weakness for wistful indie lullabies; it is the former that gives this classic coming-of-age film its distinctive ring.
Michelle Orange, Village Voice
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