Review by Marty Mapes
Baseball player Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) reflects on his career and relationships while pitching a perfect game. For Love of the Game has been called a tearjerker, but for a large part of the movie, the emotion works. The performances of Costner and the supporting cast were good. The movie falters in showing his relationship with his girlfriend, Jane (Kelly Preston). She comes across a plot device rather than a character. The couples conflicts seemed to be written for the merely to advance the plot. Despite these flaws, the emotion of the story plays pretty well. The sentimentality isn't for everybody, but if you're interested in seeing it, it's worth a rental.

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