Sunday, December 5, 1999

Review – Major League 3: Back to the Minors

Minors, indeed. This third picture in the Major League series is loosely connected to the first two inasmuch as they’re all about baseball. Oh, and a couple of the characters from the original (and one from the first sequel) return for roles that don’t amount to much more than cameos. Otherwise this is a tiresome little piece about a minor league manager (who starts the movie as a pitcher who throws with his foot at least a yard in front of the rubber) in a rivalry with the manager of the Twins over whose team is the least dreadful. With wit and affection for the game replaced by silliness and sappiness, even die-hard baseball fans will have trouble taking this one. See if desperate

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