I always forget that this movie still holds up despite being blatantly made for kids. One thing it does well is nail what life is like for a 12-year-old boy, especially what that level of fame would do to your regular childhood friendships. It also shows some clever baseball tactics that wouldn't work in an MLB game these days, but when it's a 12-year-old kid calling the shots, it's anyone's ~~game~~ guess. I also always forget how good Bruce Altman is as playing an over-the-top arch bad guy; he nailed his Mr. Robot character 12 years earlier with this movie.

Fun, exciting, and a must see.

This isn't what you'd call a "good" movie but it serves up some 90's nostalgia that is hard _not_ to enjoy. Decent, family-friendly sports movie.