User Reviews

I just saw this movie in the theater today, and it was fantastic! The script was really good and they did a great job of making it as close to what really happened as possible. Dennis Quaid was great once again and I really liked the way they handled the character development in his character (going from strict, stern, my way or the highway to realizing the error of his ways and accepting his son's plans), and the final scene with him reconciling with his son was very moving. John Smoltz playing a broadcaster during the finale was an unexpected and interesting touch. Also big props to Colin Ford doing a great job playing Rickey Hill and I also loved Randy Houser's character and the song he wrote for the movie. 8 out of 10 and I loved it!

I saw The Hill, starring Dennis Quaid-Strays, The Right Stuff; Colin Ford-Captain Marvel, Under the Dome_tv; Joelle Carter-Justified_tv, American Pie 2 and Scott Glenn-Daredevil_tv, The Right Stuff.

This movie is based on a true story of a young man in pursuit of a dream. Colin plays Rickey Hill, a Texas boy that loves baseball. Ever since he was able to hit a rock with a stick, he has dreamed of playing in the major leagues. The only problem was that he had to wear leg braces since he could walk because of a degenerative disease and everyone tells him that he is lucky to even be able to walk. Dennis and Joelle are his parents. Dennis is a preacher that wants Colin to follow in his footsteps-literally-and become a preacher and quit playing baseball before he hurts himself any worse. Colin just wants a chance to prove his abilities and when he does get that chance, Scott-a big time coach in the MLB-tells Colin that even though he can hit the ball, he can not run the bases. The real Rickey Hill is shown near the end of the movie and details are shown on what he is doing now.

It's rated PG for language and smoking and has a running time of 2 hours and 6 minutes.

It's not one that I would buy on DVD but if you like baseball, it is an emotional story that you should enjoy.

About a ''gumpish''little rascal that came from the hill, and blew the ball at the top of the mountain of the us.baseball league system, against all odds and true believin'

its an american sportsbiographic movie that follows the same ploughtrack of all the others typical/traditional american sportsmovies made over the years, its neither or nor , better or worse than others ,just the average and generic setup.

But it has a religious set up that might catch an audience of spectators , believe it or not, and when youve got randy quaid by the helm of the ship, its usually something good.

Im a grumpy old norvegian that used to be good with ''seltå''(norw for ''the bat'') when young , playing slåball in the school yard, still having no clue about the rules of baseball, may recommend a watch. Its a warm atmosphere under the friday night lights...

Much like "Field of Dreams", this movie was more about family dynamics with baseball as the underlying glue holding it together.

You can read the "reviews" here from the group of "any religious content in a movie makes it a bad movie" tools or you can read about what the movie is all about. Personally, I'm not terribly religious and not a Christian in any event. Still, being a contemporary of the main character, that portion of the story didn't bother me at all. I know many people in our age group (mid-60s to mid-70s) who grew up that way and some are still like that now.

Set in Texas in the mid-sixties to mid-seventies, it shows the church as the main center of his small town, much like many similar towns around the country then (and still now). Dad is a preacher, very into his religion. His son, who was born with skeletal problems requiring braces to walk and, serious maneuverability problems at an early age, lives and breathes baseball, when he isn't busy studying his Bible passages as demanded by Pastor Daddy. Doing his best to overcome his physical and parental problems, Rickey Hill surprises friends and scouts with his hitting prowess and is offered a contract with a major league organization.

He comes close to his MLB goal, but his talent, while good as a Texas high schooler isn't quite enough to get him to "the show" before age and health problems finally shut down his dream.

I'm baffled at all the great reviews. This movie was awful. I swear it's like watching a spoof of a baseball movie - like when you're watching a comedy like Curb Your Enthusiasm and they're watching a bad movie that has all kinds of clichés and over the top music in every scene - that's what this is.

Everyone is miscast and if you know anything about baseball and watch the kid/grown up version of the person swing the bat, they're just swinging a bat level with no real baseball skill and then it cuts to a ball flying over the fence.

But honestly, forget the bad casting and cliched lines in every single scene - it's the over the top "heart wrenching" music in every scene. EVERY scene.

Then he goes 10 for 10 in his big game - gets his and instead of taking his base, he's going to still hit - and of course it couldn't be any predictable. It's like a Simpson's parody. If you just told someone it was a parody in the Simpsons and explained it, they'd laugh.

Awful movie. As someone who loves baseball movies and can even sit through a bad Christian movie if it's entertaining, this was dreadful.