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“The Natural” could have been a decent movie. One reason that it is not: Of all its characters, the only one we don’t want to know more about is Roy Hobbs. I’d love to get to know Pop Fisher ( Wilford Brimley ), the cynical, old team manager.
All the characters - the good and the bad, and there are plenty of both - are fascinating. It's also nice to see an actor in a baseball film that actually knows how to throw, hit and field a baseball.
Mar 28, 2019 · The conclusion of director Barry Levinson’s 1984 film The Natural is the epitome of a feel-good Hollywood ending. Aging and ailing superstar Roy Hobbs ( Robert Redford ), at the peril of his life, clouts a pennant-winning home run that shatters the grandstand lights of New York Knights Stadium and heroically trots around the bases as sparks ...
All of the actors and supporting cast played their roles well and it all ties in perfectly with the overall story. Rating - B. Highly recommend to watch 7.5/10 on IMDB 82% on Rotten Tomatoes https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0087781/
Redford is perfectly cast as the wary, guarded Hobbs. The female characters leave behind a bad taste, however, since they schematically and simplistically stand for the archaic angel-whore...
May 11, 2014 · I’ve read a few criticisms of “The Natural” as a movie in the last couple of months. With no disrespect to those who have a different opinion, I’d have to say that “The Natural” is one of the most influential baseball films of all time, and that it may be one of the most beautiful movies ever made.
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The Natural. Directed by: Barry Levinson. Starring: Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Robert Redford. Genres: Sports, Drama, Period Drama, Romance. Rated the #130 best film of 1984.
