Fastball
The game is played in the blink of an eye.
The game is played in the blink of an eye.
Documentary
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2016
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Since 1912, baseball has been a game obsessed with statistics and speed. Thrown at upwards of 100 miles per hour, a fastball moves too quickly for human cognition and accelerates into the realm of intuition. Fastball is a look at how the game at its highest levels of achievement transcends logic and even skill, becoming the primal struggle for man to control the uncontrollable.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
87 min
Release date:
25 Mar 2016
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
If you are not familiar with this level of baseball nerdiness, then Fastball will be a revelation, and hopefully an entertaining one. If you are familiar, then Fastball will satisfy on a deep and extremely specific level.
– Sheila O'Malley,
RogerEbert.com,
31 Mar 2016
fresh:
A fascinating and downright lovable documentary feature by Jonathan Hock.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
31 Mar 2016
fresh:
The sunniness of Fastball leaves out a lot, but watching it can be as pleasurable as an afternoon at the ballpark.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar 2016
fresh:
The lively MLB-produced doc's choice archival material and full roster of new interviews will delight fans, both as a warm-up to the 2016 season and beyond.
– Sheri Linden,
Hollywood Reporter,
28 Mar 2016
fresh:
Hock's documentary has a thrilling pop that should help it strike a competitive chord with anyone even remotely enchanted by our national pastime.
– Nick Schager,
Variety,
25 Mar 2016