Roy Hobbs' path to glory cut down by a psychotic woman -- years later, he gets his boyhood bat (thanks to the cool flashbacks for the audience participation) and gets onto the New York Knights, a last place team with their only ambition to not lose too much. Thanks to Hobbs' skill (played masterfully by Robert Redford, in his gosh-darn-it style) the team comes together and gains confidence.
That is, until he meets Kim Bassinger and all heck breaks loose. Will Hobbs be able to save the team, win the pennant and help out Pops? Or will the gamblers and crooked owners take the goods? His naivete' gets in the way a lot in this film, so much so that I as a viewer are going 'dummy'! to the screen!
Quite a tale of intrigue, not enough baseball, but lessons learned in this 1984 film. Great to see Redford, Bassinger and Glenn Close.
The director's cut adds only six or so minutes to the film, other than that, recommended two hours of your life well-spent!
Other Redford Recommendations:
The Horse Whisperer
The Candidate
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Get more detail about The Natural [Blu-ray].
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