VEB Film Club: Angels in the Outfield – Which Version Hits a Home Run for Your Heart?
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Weirdly, the movie decides to be very faithful to the original for the end, even including giving Tony Danza 6 months to live, making this the last hurrah of his career and life. It made more sense in the original for the manager to know this, I don’t know why Al told a little kid who recently found out his dad didn’t want him that one of his favorite pitchers was going to die in 6 months, but hey that’s just me. Seriously, why is he telling this little kid that Tony Danza is gonna die? He doesn’t need to know that! They add the waving of the arms for this one, which eh probably worked like gangbusters on me as a kid.
The real reason to watch this as an adult is the casting is un freaking believable. This is a perfectly casted movie. You have JGL, who was a good kid actor, and thank god because these type of movies are completely reliant on the kid being able to act. Tony Danza is honestly great in this movie as the washed-up has-been who suddenly gets the help of angels. Neal McDonough, always great, has a sneaky hard part, being mostly comic relief in sort of a Three Stooges way, but kind of steals every scene he’s in. Jay O. Sanders is fantastic as the slimy announcer. Christopher Lloyd was honestly a better choice than the original pick, Leslie Nielsen. In my opinion. Nielsen was great at the straight man while wacky stuff happens, but that’s not really what this part is.
I could go on. Adrien Brody and Matthew McConaughey have nothing parts as members of the team. Brenda Fricker, who you probably better know as Dove Lady on Home Alone 2 – hits all the right notes. I even feel like the owner was perfectly cast. Seriously, unbelievable job by the casting director. This movie should actually be worse than it is, but the performances make it better than it should be.
This cast is so good that I even believe Danny Glover would adopt the kids. He’s not exactly softened from the original, but Danny Glover has this special ability to be grumpy and frustrated in an entertaining way and still seeming like a good person. Couldn’t have picked a better actor for this role. There’s a genuinely good movie in here somewhere with this cast, but it’s held back by the baseball scenes and frankly Disney.
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