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It may be shamelessly derivative and overly nostalgic, but The Sandlot is nevertheless a genuinely sweet and funny coming-of-age adventure.
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Those in the mood to return to the age of innocence might want to try The Sandlot. Apr 9, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Those in the mood to return to the age of innocence might want to try The Sandlot.
Jill Rachlin
A scruffy underdog yarn that will appeal not only to kids but also to their thirty- or fortysomething parents. Apr 8, 2019 | Full Review…
A scruffy underdog yarn that will appeal not only to kids but also to their thirty- or fortysomething parents.
Duane Byrge
In The Sandlot's nostalgia for simpler times, a single-sex world seems to be a key component. May 7, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
In The Sandlot's nostalgia for simpler times, a single-sex world seems to be a key component.
Dave Kehr
The kids even have their own treehouse, which means that the production designer is the only person connected with this project who actually went out on a limb. May 7, 2014 | Full Review…
The kids even have their own treehouse, which means that the production designer is the only person connected with this project who actually went out on a limb.
Peter Rainer
A solid double rather than a grand slam, The Sandlot remains a refreshing antidote to the daily round of contract squabbles on the sports page. May 7, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A solid double rather than a grand slam, The Sandlot remains a refreshing antidote to the daily round of contract squabbles on the sports page.
Desmond Ryan
There's a snappy change-of-pace gag involving a little guy and a nubile lifeguard, but the screams and barks and fraudulent emotions grow wearying. May 7, 2014
There's a snappy change-of-pace gag involving a little guy and a nubile lifeguard, but the screams and barks and fraudulent emotions grow wearying.
Michael Sragow
After a "Porky's"-style segment dealing with puppy lust, the film then segues to its better second half. May 30, 2019 | Full Review…
After a "Porky's"-style segment dealing with puppy lust, the film then segues to its better second half.
David Baron
The Sandlot is scene after scene after scene of nostalgia-glasses-viewed perfection. Apr 9, 2019 | Full Review…
The Sandlot is scene after scene after scene of nostalgia-glasses-viewed perfection.
Scott Beggs
It throws a proverbial curveball at convention, relying instead on baseball's ultimate companion - nostalgia - to pluck its emotional and memorable strings. Oct 16, 2018 | Full Review…
It throws a proverbial curveball at convention, relying instead on baseball's ultimate companion - nostalgia - to pluck its emotional and memorable strings.
Jake Kring-Schreifels
The Sandlot almost does for baseball what A Christmas Story does for the holiday season. Evans clearly can still feel what it was like to be a kid, and his silly impetuousness gives his film its charm. May 30, 2018 | Full Review…
The Sandlot almost does for baseball what A Christmas Story does for the holiday season. Evans clearly can still feel what it was like to be a kid, and his silly impetuousness gives his film its charm.
Malcolm Johnson
Here's another '90s movie that was beloved by boys ... yet it probably won't hold the same charge for viewers not privy to that nostalgic vibe. Apr 9, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Here's another '90s movie that was beloved by boys ... yet it probably won't hold the same charge for viewers not privy to that nostalgic vibe.
Matt Brunson
Though all but the two lead children are mediocre, the adult actors, including Karen Allen and James Earl Jones, are first- rate. Dec 12, 2017 | Full Review…
Though all but the two lead children are mediocre, the adult actors, including Karen Allen and James Earl Jones, are first- rate.
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