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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Natural, The (1984)

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Natural, The (1984)

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Natural, The (1984) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Natural, The (1984) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.9473
Avg Critic Score:2.9541

Natural, The (1984) Movie Reviews

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Excellent
4
18.52%
(5)
Very Good
3
70.37%
(19)
Good
2
11.11%
(3)
Fair
1
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Poor
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Natural, The (1984) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Technical quibbles aside, The Natural is pure magic - the most satisfying baseball film yet to be committed to celluloid. ...read the complete Natural movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Natural, The (1984) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Arguably the best baseball movie ever made. ...read the complete Natural movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Natural, The (1984) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
John Tunis wrote these great epic baseball novels for kids starring Roy Tucker as The Kid From Tomkinsville about a young country boy who was destined to be the greatest pitcher of all time. ...read the complete Natural movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Natural, The (1984) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null) filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Jammed full with cliches, The Natural never misses a chance to manipulate the audience ...read the complete Natural movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Natural, The (1984) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Why didn't they make a baseball picture? Why did THE NATURAL have to be turned into idolatry on behalf of Robert Redford? Why did a perfectly good story, filled with interesting people, ...read the complete Natural movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
In The Natural , a home run is a thing of beauty, a combination of power and grace which manages to lift our hearts and cause our spirits to soar....read the complete Natural, The (1984) review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
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ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Note: The newly release DVD edition features an hour long documentary of Cal Ripken, Jr. commenting on baseball and his views of the game in relation to The Natural. The documentary is not especially deep or illuminating, but Ripken...read the complete Natural, The (1984) review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
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New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Though entertaining in short stretches, The Natural has no recognizable character of its own....read the complete Natural, The (1984) review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)
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