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Powerful

Memorable, crazy movie

i must have seen a different film!!

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

I'm a big Tony Bennett fan, but the rest of the movie was childish. Did I mention Tony is a class act? Seriously I could find no reason why this obviously American born person would be hiding away, south of the border, the part with him hanging out up in the rafters of the stadium trying to make up his mind to play or not was so frustrating for me, I found myself trying to decide if I wanted to destroy my VCR or not. I felt very uncomfortable for Mr. Bennett in the scene where he was upstaged on his "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" segment of his show. I don't want to seem to harp on this particular part, but it is what stands out in my mind when I think of this film..

This movie is a hoot. If you want to sit down and be entertained and not run for the mute button if your grandkids come over, you'll love this flick.But not to worry, this is not a chick-flick, too many well baseball players. Good clean fun, except a few cuss words, but nothing the don't allow on broadcast television. A perfect 10 in the fluff category, and don't we all need a little of that once in a while! Cameos of such TV celebrity as Bob Costas, Joe Torrey and Ozzie Smith. It starts in New York and travels to Mexico and back to New York. No gratuitous sex scenes, but if you're a guy that loves baseball, you probably will forgive the film makers. Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia it's not but who cares, because if it makes me laugh and chuckle, I will always rate it a ten:)

I guess Albert Brooks' comedy is not for everybody. His sense of humor is based on being loud, antisocial, sarcastic and incredibly neurotic. And that's why our senses of humor are on par with one another. I love that type of humor! And what's more amusing about his comedy is he almost never cracks a smile. Some comic actors feel the need be goofy in order to be funny. I don't believe comedy works that way. I believe the more serious you are in a scene, the funnier you are. As a matter of fact, comic actors need to be more serious in scene than dramatic actors. And Brooks is dead serious in portraying his characters. It's the fact that he's ranting and raving like a maniac, while keeping a straight face, that makes the scenes incredibly hilarious. So for everyone who's a fan of his comedy, you should feel right at home. There's tons of hilarious lines and tons of hilarious gags. Of course the story is predictable, like most sports movies, so don't expect any big surprises. And I felt Brendan Fraser's character was underwritten. But just see the movie for Albert Brooks. You should have a wonderful time! I can't wait to see his next movie, "The Wedding Party," where he co-stars with Michael Douglas. I just saw the trailer this weekend. My score: 8 (out of 10)

"The Scout" is an underrated comedy, which though never quite hitting the heights gives good value in the funny-sentimental entertainment stakes and benefits from two excellent performances (Albert Brooks - in a role "Seinfeld"'s Jason Alexander would probably over-play on television - and Brendan Fraser). The hidden depths of the film - the young player's childhood "abuse" for instance - remain hidden (the movie seems shy about going there) but as old-style, far-fetched shtick the picture works very nicely.