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Sandlot, The (1993) Rank 3 Reviews
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UpcomingDiscs.com (Kelly Stifora)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
dvdfuture.com (George Castillo)
The Digital Bits
Steve Rhodes
The narrator, Scotty Smalls (played by Tom Guiry as the fifth grader and by Arliss Howard as the narrator and the grownup), tells of his life when, two weeks from finishing the fifth grade, his family moves to a new town. He meets eight boys in a ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at Steve Rhodes
DVD Clinic ("The Shootin Surgeon")
Set in the summer of 1962, Scotty Smalls, a socially inept kid (Guiry) moves into a small town and is befriended by Benny, the best ballplayer in town (Vitar). Benny teaches Scotty how to play ball and when he finally hits his first dinger, the ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at DVD Clinic ("The Shootin Surgeon")
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Daily-Reviews.com (Dennis Prince)
It's highly likely you've heard of The Sandlot yet perhaps never thought it would amount to much. Though this picture never became a bona fide hit in theaters, word of mouth has helped it find more viewers and given folks a chance to experience the ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Dennis Prince)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
If you have ever been lucky enough to see "A Christmas Story," you will understand what I mean when I say "The Sandlot" is a summertime version of the same vision. Both movies are about ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Guess the Gross
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The Sandlot is a favorite movie for some, but I won't count myself among them. Those who enjoy the film probably do so for all of the reasons I don't -- it's childish, predictable, unrealistic, poorly acted, silly, and saccharine nostalgia. In other words ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Rich Rosell)
DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
ChucksConnection Film Review
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...touching...heartwarming...sentimental and funny...innocuous but sweet, I couldn’t help but smile through most of it. ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
There are those who will see this as a silly fantasy, but they have either missed or chosen not to feel the
magic woven by The Sandlot. Predictable as the movie is, the Field of Dreams quality is
not the only thing to like ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Eight boys, led by Benjamin Rodriquez (Mike Vitar), make up a sandlot baseball team in Southern California during the late fifties. When Scotty Small (Tom Guiry) moves into town, he doesn't know how to catch or throw, despite the best efforts of his stepf ...read the complete Sandlot movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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