Review of Talent For The Game
September 10th, 2008 by dawson8216Looking for Talent For The Game?
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So what’s Talent For The Game all about?
Edward James Olmos, his face as weathered as the glove he packs in his suitcase, hits it out of the park as Virgil Sweet, a California Angels scout–”the last of a dying breed”–who travels from coal mines to cornfields in search of a phenom. His newest discovery is pitching prospect Sammy Bodeen, an Idaho farm boy around whom the team’s hateful pony-tailed billionaire new owner orchestrates a massive marketing campaign. It’s up to Virgil to ensure that the kid lives up to the hype. This 1991 drama struck out in its bid for a wide theatrical release, but until its credulity-straining Big Game climax and disappointingly cynical conclusion, it qualifies as the kind of “hold on to your dreams” sleeper that always connects with baseball movie fans. –Donald Liebenson
Personally, I thought Edward James Olmos was incredible, but wasn’t too impressed with Lorraine Bracco.









