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- 11:49 AM, Apr 18
there's no excitement as the movie plods to its foregone conclusionby Neil Genzlinger [NY Times ]
The Perfect Game is the overused device of presenting historical events via black-and-white newsreel, then having the newsreel wipe to the color of the rest of the filmReview rate : D+ by Scott Tobias [A.V. Club ]
The many (too many) Little League baseball games packed into the overlong film were shot and cutby Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel ]
Kids on the sweet end of that rule will scoff at this overly earnest story of diamond underdogs winningReview rate : C- by Steve Persall [St. Petersburg Times ]
It ain't religion, but the film does knock it over the fenceby Tom Meek [Boston Phoenix ]
an imperfect film, but an unusual case in which the heart of both the story and its telling do help in smoothing over other deficiencies, sweet and disarming in its belief that something like a baseball game can make a bigger differenceby Mark Olsen [LA Times ]
a very sweet, very slight family movie that scores smiles and tears of joyby Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
"The Perfect Game'' takes a while to get to the parts worth cheeringby Tom Russo [Boston Globe ]
"The Perfect Game" is a movie for people who value heart and earnestness over technical filmmaking skill, and consider unpredictable plot turns a betrayalby Peter Hartlaub [San Francisco Chronicle ]
"The Perfect Game" has a tougher time with gritty materialReview rate : B by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News ]