During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.
In The Sandlot's nostalgia for simpler times, a single-sex world seems to be a key component.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2014
rotten:
The kids even have their own treehouse, which means that the production designer is the only person connected with this project who actually went out on a limb.
– Peter Rainer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2014
fresh:
A solid double rather than a grand slam, The Sandlot remains a refreshing antidote to the daily round of contract squabbles on the sports page.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
7 May 2014
rotten:
There's a snappy change-of-pace gag involving a little guy and a nubile lifeguard, but the screams and barks and fraudulent emotions grow wearying.
– Michael Sragow,
New Yorker,
7 May 2014
rotten:
Sweet and sincere, the film is also a remarkably shallow wade, rife with incident and slim on substance.