Michael Moriarty and Robert De Niro star in a little bit quirky and somewhat sobering baseball movie. De Niro plays Bruce, a catcher who is not too bright and not all that good, and has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Moriarty plays Henry, a starting pitcher who is good and is the only one who knows about Bruce's illness. The two of them play for the New York Yankees largely because of Henry's doing. He made his own contract conditional that Bruce be on the team with him.
The movie is a chronicling of their season with narration from Henry interspersed in. Henry was going out of his way to keep Bruce's secret and he had to be real creative in doing so. The movie meandered a bit not having any real focus. At times it was almost like a "Seinfeld" episode. The real premise of the movie shined through by the end which made the movie a lot better.
The movie is a chronicling of their season with narration from Henry interspersed in. Henry was going out of his way to keep Bruce's secret and he had to be real creative in doing so. The movie meandered a bit not having any real focus. At times it was almost like a "Seinfeld" episode. The real premise of the movie shined through by the end which made the movie a lot better.