One of those films that relies on a certain element of magic to tell its story. None of the characters in the film itself really know whether this magic actually exists, so it’s left up to the imagination of the viewer. Incidentally, it was on the set of this film that Susan Sarandon met Tim Robbins, who would later become her real-life husband. Sarandon plays what essentially amounts to a “groupie” of a local minor league baseball team called the Durham Bulls. Since players ship in and ship out frequently in the minors, Annie Savoy (Sarandon) has made a habit of choosing one of the players on the team each season as her lover. During this season in particular, she finds herself torn between rookie Ebby “Nuke” LaRoosh (Robbins) and veteran player “Crash” Davis (Kevin Costner). A unique storyline with engaging characters makes this a decent romance flick to watch. I gave it a demotion to 2.5 on the scale of flames though, because Susan Sarandon plays the biggest slut-bag in the world in this movie.

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