An outstanding baseball movie set in 1939.
The inspiring plot features a last place team which is suddenly transformed into a contender when Roy Hobbs suddenly arrives.
His promising career was ruined by a shooting at the hands of a woman but he is determined not to let his baseball dream die.
His middle age still possesses the unfathomable hitting talent of his youth at that time.
After winning over a match he is there to turn the game towards victory for the New York Knights.
After great team effort and aided victorious performances by coach Red, what become of the match is a great game for the players and the viewers alike.
The storyline has very many complexities making it even more exciting and appealing to its viewers.
It is a story of moral dilemma, of shattered hopes and dreams and not to forget, the struggle of a man to set all things as they were, both in his life and the life of people he cares about.
The plot seems almost mythological as Hobbs and Pop Fisher fight against the evil forces like the reporter Max Mercy and the Knight's backstabbing brass.
The story may be a loose adaptation of Bernard Malamud's novel, many events are taken from reality including Hobb's shootout and is scoreboard shattering homer.
Even the Black Sox scandal resonates in the movie.
It contains some Hollywood stereotypes, some cheesy moments and may even go on a bit long but overall the picture is fantastic and the way Hobb's last game concludes, makes a chill run down your spine.
Now, that's a movie.