The Hill

The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player.

  • Released: 2023-08-18
  • Runtime: 126 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Stars: Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Bonnie Bedelia, Joelle Carter, Colin Ford, Adrian Eppley, Mila Harris, Wilbur Fitzgerald, James Devoti, Mark Rowe, Monica Louwerens, Jesse Berry
  • Director: Jeff Celentano
 Comments
  • gluebbe818 - 18 March 2024
    Underrated! Great movie!
    The first review I read was that it was sappy and the second one preachy. Who cares? This was a well written, well acted movie.

    I thought this was a great movie, full of emotion and good acting. Was there any embellishment in the script, probably but again, who cares? I would highly recommend this movie to any of my friends and family regardless of their personal preferences. Sports are a metaphor to everyone's life and that's why we love sports movies. Regardless if you're a baseball fan or sports fan this is going to be a winner.

    500 characters is unnecessary, but required, I recommend to watch this movie! Lol.
  • ThereelscoopwithKK - 31 January 2024
    Not A Home Run, but Decent Base Hit.
    The Netflix pre-trailer portrays a very different story than the one you are given. It certainly is not the traditional sports film. That is not to say all of the movie is bad, there are in fact some scenes that are high quality and will move your heart. The issue is that there is too much filler that doesn't quite develop the characters enough. Some of the scenes between the child and his father just don't quite deliver the impact needed , the scenes are too raw and I'm not sure whether it was the acting or the script but I definitely needed more. I believe it would have made the story more powerful if more attention was given to digging deeper into the boys relationship with his father outside of just the fact that his dad wanted him to be a clergyman instead of a baseball player . There was a point for me where I just wanted more meaningful heartfelt dialogue between them which would have made the ending so much more rewarding in my opinion. It could have better established the father in particulars growth as a character.

    Still ithe movie was a worthwhile watch . Had the potential to be spectacular , but lacked in too many ways making it just ok.