The Bad News Bears

I was sort of disappointed in this Richard Linklater directorial effort in this film. Gone are most of nice small moments from the original, and in their place are just scenes that feature bad child-acting, and no zip, no fire, no pizazz. The broad strokes (pun intended) are too wide and paint this Buttermaker as a caricature, and the little leaguers are stuck in a game that should have been called due to the 10-run rule in the first inning.

The new Amanda has no acting chops (but good pitching form), which severely undermines the core relationship of the film, so you're left with a film feels like a hangover: some details are sort of fuzzy, some parts appeared to be blacked out, and bigger moments diluted. I will say that the kid playing Tanner got a few laughs from me, but it wasn't enough to salvage the film.

I give it 1.75 stars, or a grade of C-.