Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, June 4, 2020

The Perfect Game (2009)


Genre: Drama
Directed by: William Dear
Starring: Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Moisés Arias
Running time: 118 minutes



Based on true events, The Perfect Game tells the story of César Faz, who goes back to Monterey, Mexico, after getting let go by the St. Louis Cardinals. As he is wasting his life away, a group of Mexican boys convince him to help them form a baseball team and to coach them. Faz manages to lead these inexperienced kids to the 1957 Little League World Series.

While the ending of this film is predictable, as most underdog tale is, it is such a feel-good movie. And to think it was inspired by true events. The cast is solid here and the storytelling is straight-forward nut really good. I thought it was a nice touch to go from black and white a couple of times in the movie to show that this story was coming alive from the history books.

I really loved this one. I was touched, I was entertained; I smiled, I laughed and I got misty-eyed a little bit.
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