i have been a babe fan all my life and to see a movie was a cool experience. But, they made him look like a bad guy even my kids where like "dad he not to nice." but the truth is he was a man who wanted to enjoy life and he loved what he loved baseball.They could have added a few extra parts but overall a decent film. i do suggest this is not a film for the younger audience it dose contain minor curses and use of alcohol.The acting OK iv seen better but, the drama and emotion can inspire you after i watch i wanted to play baseball.the movie was entertaining from start to end there are some great quotes to mine and probably everyone's for sure is "your the best, your the best there ever will be."

Possibly the worst baseball bio-pic ever made. No relation to Ruth's actual career, you'd never guess he started out as a pitching star before graduating to the Sultan of Swat. Every home run Goodman hits goes out of the stadium. Not into the stands, but out of the stadium. When he's not hitting gigantic home runs, he flails around at the plate like a drunken klutz. It's complete nonsense. Ruth was a terrific athlete most of his career with a lifetime .342 batting average, only growing overweight toward the end. Goodman flaunts his bulk with no hint of athleticism and doesn't seem to play any actual baseball, he only shows up to hit the homers. He must be really good, too, because he barely has any teammates worth mentioning. Ruth dominated the Roaring 20s as a larger than life figure. Goodman's Ruth is merely large. If you wish to see Babe Ruth portrayed as a gross clownish moron, this is your chance.

Some have said this film ruins Ruth, yet I strongly disagree. The storyline never gets specific enough to detail his multiple infractions. Instead, it is like the candy-version done in the 50s with far better script, sets, and actors. It's a great period piece with Goodman in charge, at the helm.Goodman nailed it, and the script fully benefited Ruth's legacy. For anybody to claim this script belittled Ruth never read a decent book on same.In comparison, the full truth could only harm a great man like Ruth.Ruth was a complicated bastard of a man. Hollywood cannot portray him honestly, nor anybody else. Why complain about Hollywood when you all seem inextricably intertwined with the pile of x it is?

OK you lot, just what is wrong with this film? I know I'm a limey mofo so my baseball appreciation is not on a par with many Americans, I mean I follow the Cleveland Indians purely because of the film Major League {oh and because a dear friend on this site is a fan}. Was the film inaccurate or something? A quick look at the film's board would suggest that all the glorious moments in the film are true, John Goodman is great and seems to fit the bill, and for once Kelly McGillis doesn't drag a film down, I just watched this and I feel suitably stirred in a real good way.Did the Yank crowd really turn on him and he then went on to hit 60? The two home run promise to the sick child? Knocking the ball out of Forbes Park 3 times and then quitting? Calling the shot after letting two go by to clinch the world series against the Cubs? Those are just some of the glorious moments in a film that portrays what obviously was a legend on the pitch and a messed up man off it.I really enjoyed it and I'm that interested in the man now I may well seek out a biography to read. 8/10 and the rating here is a disgrace in my humble opinion. That is unless I'm not privy to something of course?!