Field of Dreams

Magical movie. Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.

Is this Heaven? Playing catch with your Dad one more time. I lost my Dad, but I would build a baseball field if it meant I could see him again.

No doubt the best baseball/sports movie ever about a young family in Iowa whose head of the household has a painful past with baseball which is brought to the present as an unknown presence summons him to plow his cornfield and build a baseball field that magically creates a way for him to confront his past and bring to light the true meaning of life in his present. The casting, plot, and development of that plot is portrayed as well as a beautiful orchestra.

"At least he's not a book burner, you Nazi cow." Iconic.

Fable about a man who builds a baseball field in a cornfield.

Story: 9...magic
Script: 7
Performances: 7...JEJ at his best, I think
Misc.: 7
Influence: 10...c'mon, even MLB built a baseball diamond in a cornfield
Overall: 8

>"We just don't recognize life's most significant moments while they're happening. Back then I thought, "Well, there'll be other days." I didn't realize that that was the only day."

This movie is about regrets, following your dreams or attempting to follow them. Sometimes they don't work out, but that is ok. I really loved how supportive the family was in this film, and wish more people could be like that.

In this homage to baseball and dreams, our protagonist is having a mid life crisis and is driven to strange actions - but he doesn't know why. He builds a baseball field and searches out an aging writer and activist who ruled the 60s. Ironically, the purpose without clear purpose creates a sense of aimlessness which made me lose interest until the end. I also didn't care for the ho hum acceptance of magic. There are some sweet elements to this film - plus ray Liotta's smiling eyes - but all in all It's not super memorable and I wouldn't recommend it. I probably wouldn't watch it again.

A solid baseball movie with a heartfelt story.

I remember two baseball films with James Earl Jones from childhood, The Sandlot and this one. Both pretty good films years later.