Thursday, February 08, 2007

The Bad News Bears (1976)

Synopsis: Some parents win a lawsuit that will give their kids the right to compete in a baseball championship. One of the parents hire a former player turned swimming pool cleaner, and a drunk, as the kids' coach. Initially, the coach doesn't give a damn about the kids, who play awfully, but soon he changes his mind.
Appraisal: This is my second viewing of this film, and I have enjoyed it more this time than the previous one. The screenplay is rather simple, and the jokes and the morality are elementary. But it is well put together; the direction is precise, the timing of the jokes is perfect, and the staging of the games is very good. A nice entertainment.
Rating: 57 (up from a previous 46)

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