VEB Film Club: Angels in the Outfield – Which Version Hits a Home Run for Your Heart?

Also a strong ending as well, because the angels abandon the Pirates for the last game, because the manager broke his promise about swearing and fighting. So he puts all his faith in a washed up pitcher who has to just gut it out and because it’s 1951, he lets him throw a complete game and it’s interesting how sort of modern the outside commentary is because nobody expects him to throw that many innings and everyone wants him taken out in the 9th, especially when he allows baserunners. Smart choice.

So it’s family friendly, it’s charming enough, and the baseball itself is great and convincing. And because the baseball is pretty well done, if you’re into baseball history, it is kind of interesting to get a little glimpse of maybe what it would be like as a fan in 1951 watching baseball. So that was cool. The structure is very weird, the romance is implausible, and while I think the character clearly changes, it’s not super believable that he would actually adopt a kid – I think he even says this when it’s very much not a sure thing that Janet Leigh will be the mom. Some suspension of disbelief is required, ironically, in the non-baseball parts of the movie.

Solid 2.5/4 stars

The remake

Okay whoever first thought of this idea must have realized it made sense to make it about the Angels this time and rightfully thought it being from the kid who sees angels perspective made more sense as a hook. Interestingly, the Pirates won the World Series 9 years after the 1951 version came out, and the Angels won it 8 years after this one came out.

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