PlatinumRead
Just so...so bad
Tacticalin
An absolute waste of money
Winifred
The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Uriah43
Having come from out of nowhere to win the Eastern Division last season, the Cleveland Indians have most of their main players back and plan to repeat their success this season. In addition, they have also acquired a veteran catcher by the name of "Jack Parkman" (David Keith) and a rookie at the same position named "Rube Baker" (Eric Bruskotter) to replace "Jake Taylor" (Tom Berenger) who has moved to a coaching spot. Not only that but their insufferable previous owner "Rachel Phelps" (Margaret Whitton) has sold the franchise to their aging third baseman "Roger Dorn" (Corbin Bernsen). That said, things are apparently looking good and all of the experts predict that they will go all the way to the World Series. However, things aren't necessarily as good as they seem as the players they counted on have all lost their spark and to make matters even worse Roger Dorn overestimated his investment and has had to resell the team to--of all people--Rachel Phelps. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film turned out to be a somewhat routine sequel in that it simply didn't quite have the same energy as its predecessor. I especially didn't care for two of the characters by the names of "Isuro Tanaka" (Takaaki Ishibashi) and the obnoxious fan named "Johnny" (Randy Quaid) who were quite annoying. Even so there were a couple of good moments here and there and having an attractive actress like Alison Doody (as "Rebecca Flannery") certainly didn't hurt. All things considered then, while it wasn't a great film by any means, I suppose it wasn't necessarily that bad and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Mr-Fusion
The original "Major League" had a distinct heart that's all but gone this lackluster sequel. Retreading the first movie in nearly every way, "Major League II" takes the lazy way out and turns these great characters into cartoons for cheap laughs. There's no way the Rick Vaughn we know would've gone full-on cleancut endorsement boy, and making all of these guys into complacent wimps after just six months is ridiculous. Where's Harris? Why is Hayes suddenly an actor? The best parts of this movie were all of Rube's scenes and Tanaka's intro, but they couldn't make up for Charlie Sheen's nodded-off performance. It's not a bad movie, but it does have "meh" written all over it.5/10
SnoopyStyle
After winning the American league the previous season, the team is now aiming to win it all. Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) has retired and purchased the team. Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) returns but is no longer the Wild Thing. Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger) is one year older and is tasked to mentor young catcher Rube Baker (Eric Bruskotter). Omar Epps is the new Willie Mays Hayes who's in love with the long ball and his B-movie role. Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert) is now a peace loving Buddhist. None of the changes are working out for the team. Coach Lou Brown (James Gammon) tries to guide the once-again-dysfunctional team.The gang is mostly back and new problems are created for each character. Everything feels overly written. It's the same old concept with the same old story. Give everybody a problem, get them to solve them, and win the game. The charming freshness is no longer there. It feels tired. It is completely predictable, and boring.
richard-1787
This movie is almost totally flat. The first one in the series was already uneven, but the end saved the day, and really got you involved in the success of the Indians.In this installment, things just happen for no reason. For awhile the Indians are bad, for no real reason. Then suddenly they get very good. Why? Who knows.Until we get to the final games, the humor is lame to downright disabled. Bob Ueker's character becomes an embarrassment, as does the Japanese player from Toledo. The movie just meanders along, going nowhere.There was talent involved in the making of this movie, but not in the writing of this script. Couldn't they have found a script doctor to make this better?
