"Bull Durham" is a weird movie that tries to mix fantasy, baseball, and romance for an end result that's just plain odd. When a movie is filled with downright unlikable characters, it has to execute everything perfectly for me to like said movie...."Bull Durham" misses the mark.
The film is narrated by Susan Sarandon, who plays this mystical baseball whore who sleeps with one different player every year, which in turn launches that player into super-stardom. When she falls for someone in addition to her player of choice, things get tricky. Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins round out the cast as two very unlikable people. Costner plays a washed up mope of a catcher who is seeing the spark of a comeback, and Robbins plays a womanizing boozer who just happens to have all the ingredients of a great pitcher.
I didn't like this movie. For one, everyone takes themselves way too seriously for such a stupid storyline. Two, this movie continuously bashes Christianity throughout - from the opening monologue to right near the end, there are shots taken that are just not needed. Finally, the ending is far from satisfying - it felt as if they didn't know what to do so they just said "Heck with it" and started credits rolling. Those three major annoyances, or "strikes", serve up what I would call a 4 stars out of 10 film. There are a couple of laughs, but they aren't good enough to make this a worthwhile way to spend your time.
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