Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.
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the audience applauded
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
There aren't many baseball stories out there. Consider the E-book "Vampire in the Outfield."It's a spoof on "Angels in the Outfield" and all things vampire. A rookie Seattle Mariners baseball player discovers he can hit and play better after being bitten by a vampire. Of course, he still has a problem with day games, being photographs, and beating the 'Evil Empire' New York Yankees. It could happen.'Johnny Black' makes a deal with the Devil (The Baseball Commissioner) for TV rights, but gets double-crossed. Vampires aren't allowed. The integrity of the game is at stake.
I was in total disbelief when I saw Angels in the Outfield (1994) second to the last top movies of the year, whereas Forrest Gump (1994) was #1. I saw Forrest Gump and thought it was more like Forrest Junk; a movie I would not watch ever again and a total waste of my time. Angels in the Outfield was wrongly underrated. This movie was so good it wouldn't matter if you liked sports or not. Not only is it enjoyable for the whole family, but is good enough to watch over and over. The brightly glowing angels were depicted in a way everyone would expect them to look like, which is a plus compared to so many angel depictions that failed to accomplish such. There seem to be a Biblical take that is played in various ways, where good wins against all evil aspects eventually. There are also funny parts of which you just can't help but laugh about. Angels in the Endzone (1997) didn't do as good as this one, which was a surprising disappointment. Even the angels in it looked not convincingly real.
"Angels in the Outfield" may be an entertaining movie, but it doesn't do anything unexpected. The subplot involving the foster home that these two kids reside at is an excuse to move the plot forward, just so manager George Knox and these two kids can be united as a foster family. After all, the movie has to have something besides the baseball anyway, right? This kid may have wished for angels to help his favorite baseball team win, but this is such an obvious plot, that there isn't any suspense through the entire film. This is because you know they're going to save the day, so nothing is really at stake. The press conference scene is especially predictable. I'm not saying I didn't like the movie (I've seen it several times). I'm just pointing these things out.*** out of ****
I have to say despite it's reviews Angels in the Outfield was a pretty good movie. I like the fact how it teaches kids to always have faith and never give up because yes miracles can happen. Unlike the other baseball movies this one particular movie stood out because of hits amazing special effects and well orchestrated soundtrack which was very interesting. Though I liked this movie it did have some flaws such as some irrelevancy (i.e. Towards the end when Ray Mitchell hits a homer he doesn't step on the plate and therefore that wouldn't be a score. But that's just nitpicking.) I have to say i was really impressed with this movie's presence and moral: Just have faith, Don't give up.