Kristine
OK, I know it was a kid's movie, but couldn't they have picked another team to be the villains of the movie? LOL, OK, but other than that I watched Everyone's Hero last night, wasn't too sure what it was about before I watched it, and I checked out the rating on IMDb, 5.4 isn't that good for an animated film that usually gets 6.0 or above. But I can understand why, Everyone's Hero didn't really blow me away or got me excited. I'm not basing this on the fact that I'm a Cubs fan, just the story was alright, it's perfect for a kid's movie, it's just a good clean cut story, but for adults, it doesn't really give anything for them to enjoy it with their kids. But while this movie was probably aimed for the kids, it seemed like the writer was maybe expecting like another Shrek or The Incredables, where the whole family could enjoy it, but it ended up being just a kid's flick.Yankee Irving is a young boy who isn't that good at baseball, but he has big dreams to play as a New York Yankee. It's 1932, his hero is Babe Ruth, and Babe Ruth has a lucky bat, Darlin', but Darlin' is taken by the Cub's pitcher, Lefty, to win the World Series. Yankee's dad is fired from Yankee Stadium, he's the janitor, so it was his job to make sure that everything was secure. Yankee finds a ball that can talk to only him; together they go to look for the bat, they find it, but want to take it to Chicago to give it to Babe Ruth himself. But Yankee has to make sure to keep it away from Lefty and the Cubs manager.Everyone's Hero isn't a bad movie by any means, it's just a kid's movie, I guess I was expecting more. Not to mention the Cubs bashing was hurtful, sorry, I'm from Chicago, if you're a Cubs fan, you can definitely relate on this subject, you must be faithful to them, LOL. OK, back to the movie, the movie is cute and has a charming story, but it wasn't anything that stood out for me. I could understand the 5.4 rating, I'm sorry to the writers and cast, but Everyone's Hero is just a kid's movie, nothing more.5/10
LivingDog
For those adults who enjoy animated films (I still think Bugs Bunny is the best cartoon ever made) this one is a bit slow and ordinary. It lacks excitement and originality from the start. It's almost as if the story was popped out of a can and put in front of a camera. Toward the end it does take off in the last 10 minutes or so but that's it. The rest of it is predictable and mundane. 5/10.However, for the 3 to 10 year old out there this is an excellent animated feature. 10/10.-LD_____________________________________________my faith: http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/jbc33/
Michael O'Keefe
A nice animated action/comedy for the whole family. Yankee Irving(Jake T. Austin)is a ten-year-old baseball fan that loves the New York Yankees. After all, his dad works for them. The young boy with an esteem problem finds himself in a position not exactly enviable. He witnesses Babe Ruth's prized bat Darlin(Whoopi Goldberg)being stolen during the 1932 World Series. With the help of a foul ball named 'Screwie'(Rob Reiner), Yankee follows the thief, Lefty(William H. Macy), all the way to Chicago in order to rescue the bat and return it to The Babe. Other voices include: Brian Dennehy, Forest Whitaker, Robert Wagner, Joe Torre and Raven-Symone.
mckracker
"I lost Interest at the talking baseball."? "It wasn't realistic"? If you went to an animated KID's movie expecting "Citezen Kane" You're loony.I liked this movie, it was quite fun. Not everybody likes every film, but some of the reasoning here escapes me. Babe Ruth stuff was cool, the nod to the negro leagues was neat. The characters were interesting. I watched it on pay-per-view with about 7 kids who stayed up late to watch it, everyone had a good time. It seems that some people go to the movies mad at the world, and it's the film's fault they have a bad time.
