At heart, it's still an underdog sports flick of the sort we've seen countless times.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 24, 2021

Stereotypical at its best, copycat at its worst, Hardball is okay but nothing special.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 21, 2021

It's clichéd, tacky and cynical.

| Original Score: 1/4 | May 13, 2020

Hardball is as shallow and manipulative a movie as any that come to mind.

| May 13, 2020

The filmmakers realize that playing baseball isn't nearly enough to fix what's wrong in these kids' lives, which might have made a more provocative ending than what follows.

| May 13, 2020

Despite his charm, Keanu Reeves hasn't the authority to carry it through, and his performance only underlines the clichés.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2020

It's simple stuff to be sure, but it's done so damn well you really don't mind.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2020

[Keanu] Reeves is often mocked for his blankness, but that quality is an asset here.

| May 13, 2020

Director Brian Robbins' film ultimately seems as uninterested in penetrating the graffiti-scarred walls of its Cabrini Green setting as its white-bread protagonist is.

| May 13, 2020

Despite its several scripted shortcomings, Hardball is a heartwarming and uplifting film...

| Nov 13, 2019

At its best, the lighthearted and the hard hitting meet head on. Also check out the tremendously silly but fun rendition of a Notorious B.I.G. tune.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 17, 2019

A charming sports drama that's more about humanity than the joy of winning.

| May 30, 2013

Had Paramount played more team ball, they coulda been a contender

| Original Score: C- | Feb 24, 2011

This umpire calls Hardball out at first base.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2010

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2008

This is less a hardball than a softball, without any curves or surprises.

| Original Score: C | Sep 17, 2007

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Esforando-se ao mximo para arrancar lgrimas do espectador, o filme apela para todas as convenes estabelecidas por produes semelhantes, falhando em todas as tentativas.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 14, 2003