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	The Rookie - 73
	Studio	Genre	Rating	Running Time
	Walt Disney	Biography, Sports	G	2 hours, 9 minutes
	Cast		Writer	Director
	Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox		Mike Rich	John Lee Hancock
	Synopsis
	This feel-good story is centered around the true story of Jim Morris, a high school science teacher and baseball coach, who makes a deal with his players that he would would try out for the major leagues if they made the playoffs. They did make the playoffs, and he did try out and get drafted as a pitcher at the age of 35.
	Name of Source	Critic	Star Rating	Read Review
	1. Boston Globe	Jay Carr	3 stars	Read Review
	2. Chicago Sun-Times	Roger Ebert	2 stars	Read Review
	3. Miami Herald	Connie Ogle	2 ½ stars	Read Review
	4. N.Y. Post	Lou Lumenick	3 stars	Read Review
	5. Rolling Stone	Peter Travers	3 stars	Read Review
	6. Reel Views	James Berardinelli	3 stars	Read Review
	7. S.F. Examiner	Joe Leydon	3 ½ stars	Read Review
	8. Slant Magazine	Ed Gonzalez	2 ½ stars	Read Review
	9. Seattle Times	Melanie McFarland	3 ½ stars	Read Review
	10. USA Today	Mike Clark	3 stars	Read Review
	Moviecheckpoint Final Analysis
	Total Stars	Average Star Rating	Numerical Value	Overall Word Rating
	29 / 40	2.9 / 4	72.5 / 100	Great
	Year Released	Month Released	Day Released	Release Status
	2002	March	The 29th	Wide
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