Fastball

Name: Fastball
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 25, 2016
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 74

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: March 25, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: The essence of baseball is the primal battle between the pitcher and batter, but the magic of the game arises from that confrontation, only 396 milliseconds in the making. The mysteries and memories of baseball's greatest heroes are revealed in Fastball, featuring interviews with dozens of former players, from legendary Hall of Famers toThe essence of baseball is the primal battle between the pitcher and batter, but the magic of the game arises from that confrontation, only 396 milliseconds in the making. The mysteries and memories of baseball's greatest heroes are revealed in Fastball, featuring interviews with dozens of former players, from legendary Hall of Famers to current All-Stars.… Expand

Director: Jonathan Hock

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Tom Keogh

Mar 24, 2016

Hock handles that perennial sports question — what is the athletic limit of a human? — with interesting sidebars about the brain and physics. Such mysteries mingle with irresistible lore in this satisfying work. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Mar 25, 2016

The sunniness of Fastball leaves out a lot, but watching it can be as pleasurable as an afternoon at the ballpark. Read full review

Nick Schager

Mar 24, 2016

A film that captures the underlying essence of baseball at the beginning of the 21st century: both humbly wistful and progressively cutting-edge. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Mar 24, 2016

It’s a fun film, not quite as lighthearted as the similar “Knuckleball” documentary of a short while back, but amusing enough. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Mar 25, 2016

It’s never dull. Without destroying the sheer poetry of the matchup between the pitcher’s mound and home plate, Hock explains it all, and in the process pays tribute to the extraordinary speed factor of a game that has been damned for its slowness. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Mar 24, 2016

A fascinating and downright lovable documentary. Read full review

Chris Erikson

Mar 23, 2016

There’s nothing here that wouldn’t have fit comfortably into an hour-long TV special, and it starts to drag after a while. Read full review

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