Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Release Date: November 5, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranNov 19, 2010
A warm and enthusiastic documentary. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerNov 3, 2010
Despite the film's odd assembly of talking heads (Koufax, sure, but Ron Howard?) and narrow scope that rarely addresses how a first-generation community sought a new-world identity via knuckleballs, Miller's survey is a breezy compendium of fun facts and colorful figures. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNick SchagaerNov 2, 2010
Nevertheless, if not as stirring as the similar "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg," it remains a reasonably comprehensive tribute to athletics as the great melting pot. Read full review
60
VarietyJohn AndersonNov 2, 2010
Charting the presence of prominent Jewish major leaguers in every decade, their relationship to the world of big-time ball and the careers of such greats as Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax, helmer Peter Miller's historical docu strikes out a stadium-load of assumptions. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderBen SachsJan 13, 2011
This contains enough candid interview footage with legendary athletes to be occasionally informative. Read full review
50
Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerNov 10, 2010
The problem is that once you get past the barriers that Jewish players dramatically overcame between the early 20th century and post World War II, the rest is precipitously less interesting. Read full review
40
The New York TimesPaul BrunickNov 4, 2010
Were it not for a masterly production coup - an extensive interview with the camera-shy Mr. Koufax - this slight and unambitious work would be wholly indistinguishable from basic-cable filler. Read full review
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