"Your son Mickey is a very special boy." Arthur Murphy (Cain) is the manager of a minor league baseball team that is stuck in an 0-13 start. While on a trip to find a hot prospect "Murph" gets stuck in a ditch outside of a farm. While waiting for a tow he sees Micky throwing apples and sees what he is looking for. I have said this before...I am a sucker for all sports movies. There has been a long string of sports movies lately that I have really enjoyed. It stopped here. While this is not a terrible movie it has the same problem that a lot of family movies have lately. I know that it has to be this way because it is a family movie but it seems like there is no push back against the "good guys" at all. For example : Murph sees Micky...he has no pitching mechanics...he says I'll work with him...paint's a red dot on a glove...Micky is now best pitcher ever. To me when a movie is unbelievable it's not good to me. Overall, not a bad movie, but too unbelievable for me to fully enjoy. I give it a B-.
Review of A Mile in His Shoes
A Mile in His Shoes
(2011 TV Movie)
If you like believable sports movies with a lot of tension and emotion (like me) then avoid this. Very cheesy. I say B-
8 January 2012
Warning: Spoilers