Having coached Little League baseball at practically all age levels for over 50 years, I really appreciated this movie. Found it while browsing at Hastings about 10 years ago and loved it. I have watched it many times since then and never get tired of it. Have shown it to my teams at our season-ending party every year. I've seen it all in LL in my years of coaching....from "flopping" at tryouts...the draft...the first team meeting...all-star selections...overbearing parents...post-season tournament play...win-at-all-cost coaches...the thrill of seeing young players develop into young men...seen it all! And most of what I've seen is included in some way in this movie. Strong acting, exciting baseball action...thrill of victory & agony of defeat. I would highly recommend this film to all LL coaches, parents & players. Buy it, don't rent it, so you can watch it over and over! It never gets old.

I was attracted to this movie because I await every new Grisham release with great expectations. I was a bit disappointed that Mickey turned out to be a screenplay and not a novel, but bought the movie and, after seeing it, decided to buy it for others. While a fine story, and well done, my greater interest was in anticipating how Grisham would resolve the moral dilemma carefully constructed during the early scenes. It was handled very much to my satisfaction. I highly recommend that parents sit down and see this movie straight through with their children just entering the teenage years. Great entertainment and great education presented in the Grisham manner.

I have read a few reviews, written by IMDb members, regarding this movie and some weren't positive. I believe this to be a wonderful movie with a great cast, a superb script, great camera work, and nice directing. I love a good baseball movie and the Little League World Series is a fascinating time of the year. I can remember my own days and my former dreams of Little League stardom. Harry Connick Jr does a wonderful job as the father. Even with all the shortcomings of the father, the audience member defiently knows that he loves his son. I could have done without the little love story sewn very obviously into the middle of the movie. Overall, I would recommend this movie to anyone who loves sports. I think this also qualifies as a family movie with a good moral message. Check it out!!!

I saw Mickey with my wife and our two sons who, while past their little league days, at 15 and 17 are still close enough to have distinct memories of the experience. I thought the movie itself was watchable, but not much more than that...too many innings of baseball that had me squirming like I was sitting on a hard bleacher bench. What I really liked was the conversation it stimulated over dinner afterwards. Was the con justified in any way? What's the right way to pick a rec team? Would Mickey's teammates really have behaved the way they did post-revelation? Does our government run on back room deals? Not too many flicks, books or news get as much airing in our family. For that, and that alone, I appreciated Mickey.