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For Love Of The Game [DVD] [2000]

DVD ~ Kevin Costner

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Actors: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox
Directors: Sam Raimi
Writers: Dana Stevens, Michael Shaara
Producers: Amy Robinson, Armyan Bernstein, Marc Abraham, Ronald M. Bozman
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Language English, German
Subtitles: English, German, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, Czech, Greek
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
DVD Release Date: 8 Sep 2003
Run Time: 132 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000050GQF
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,124 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) is having a bad day. His girlfriend Jane (Kelly Preston, stunning as ever) says she's leaving, and his boss (Brian Cox) says he's selling the business and ace employee Billy may be out of job. Sounds like business as usual for an old-fashioned veteran. However, the business is baseball and for Billy Chapel, the 40-year old former all-star for the Detroit Tigers, it means his career--and his life--is at a crossroads.

Although it is no Bull Durham, For Love of the Game finds a solid and very believable role for Costner. The film is based on Michael Shaara's (The Killer Angels) stream-of-consciousness novel (the rough manuscript was found after his death 1988). The entire film takes place on Billy's day on the mound against the Yankees, a meaningless late-season game for the Tigers, but everything for Billy. In flashbacks, he lingers over his long relationship with Jane and his baseball career (from World Series heroism to a career-threatening injury). His one viable link to the game at hand is his catcher, played winningly by John C. Reilly. Costner, like Chapel, is looking for one more great performance, but the film is too simplistic and loopy at times to resonate. The love story has an extra helping of cuteness, and legendary baseball announcer Vin Scully nearly takes on a leading role, waxing grandiloquent. It's no grand slam, but a solid double. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

Special Features

2.35 Wide Screen
DVD 9
German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Cast And Filmmakers Notes
Deleted Scenes
Menu Music
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Weblink
Trivia Game
Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Greek\Hebrew\Norwegian\Polish\Swedish

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5.0 out of 5 stars watch it and watch it again, 7 Mar 2004

By	"itsmememe1" - See all my reviews

for love of the game is a true lovestory

billy chapel a famous baseball player falls in love with jayne who also falls in love with him but jayne comes second in billys life baseball comes first

it is mainly flashbacks of how they met and how billy treated jayne the end is perfect and just how i hoped

a perfect film of romance if you however wanted to see the baseball i would not watch this if i were you only brief bits are shown

a perfect performance from the cast espescially kevin costner (billy chapel)

i have bought this film a year ago and are still watchin it now buy it and you will know why

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4.0 out of 5 stars What's not to love?, 20 Feb 2007

By	Robin Johnston (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love baseball, I love Costner sports movies and I love the Detroit Tigers.

Guess what? I loved this film. Sure there are bits and pieces to quibble about (hence 4 stars rather than 5) but it's a good story that has been given a good treatment. It clearly shows the not so lovable side of sportsmen alongside all the great stuff, which I think is what makes it so compelling.

I will be watching this film and enjoying it for many years.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Love Supreme !, 9 Oct 2002

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This review is from: For Love of the Game [VHS] [2000] (VHS Tape)

Ok, so Kevin Costner doesn't always make great movies but he always makes great BASEBALL movies ! "For Love Of The Game" will probably be the epitaph etched on Costner's headstone because he truly does love the game of Baseball ... and it shows.
This is the third film in Costner's Baseball "Trilogy" and, like it's predecessors "Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams" it demonstrates the actor's knowledge of and feeling for the subject matter. He was by all accounts a more than useful player in his youth and this experience is put to good use as he stars as Billy Chapel, a veteran Pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, who is coming to the end of his big-league career. The film regularly flashes back through Chapel's on-off relationship with his long-term girlfriend {Kelly Preston} but the romantic scenes don't detract from the action sequences which see Billy taking the mound at Yankee Stadium for what may well be the final nine innings of an illustrious twenty-year career with his beloved Tigers. Near the end of the film, both Billy's career and relationship are on the line and the climax is exactly what you'd expect but no less dramatic for that. This film works on a number of levels - the romantic stuff isn't mushy or overplayed and the Baseball scenes are extremely realistic and cleverly filmed. Anyone who's ever seen a game at Yankee Stadium will immediately recognise the .. err .. unique atmosphere generated by the New York fans !
At the end of the day , if you're a Baseball Nut you'll love this film because no-one does it better than Kevin and even if you've no interest in the game, there's enough of a sub-plot to hold your attention.
I loved it, Jonathan Ross {apparently} loved it and so will you !

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5.0 out of 5 stars More than baseball
This film is for those of us that love baseball, but it could also be considered a chick flick. Costner is in real life a frustrated shortstop and as a result, made some great... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Robert Collman

4.0 out of 5 stars Great study of selfishness
This film is NOT about baseball, you could transplant it with any professional sport. Baseball works because it has plenty of time within the game that allow's Costners character... Read more

Published on 31 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Kevin at his usual Best
An easy watching light hearted romance that everybody should be able to relate to. Kevins performance was to his normal standard of shear brilliance. Read more

Published on 9 April 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Great if you like baseball.....Average if you like Costner
I have been a fan of the Costner "sport" movies (Field of Dreams, Tin Cup etc) for a long time and looked forward to seeing this. Read more

Published on 27 Nov 2000

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