For Love of the Game

It's all pure soap, of course. But, in America at least, baseball has always been wreathed in a sacred romantic glow, and there's no denying that Costner cuts a heroic, if somewhat quixotic, figure.

...a compelling conclusion to Costner's baseball trilogy, thanks to some stylish direction from Sam Raimi, a notable supporting cast and a central romance which, for once, doesn't have you reaching for the nearest sickbag.

When For Love of the Game is between the white lines, it is brilliant.

A coming of middle-age story set against the backdrop of a single baseball game...