I love sports movies. Most of them are underdog stories which get the juices flowing and the blood pumping. "The Perfect Game" was no different, but boy was it overly dramatic. They dramatized everything. They even had the starting pitcher have a meltdown mid-game because he didn't think his father loved him.
At its core, "The Perfect Game" was a great story. In 1957 Mexico sent a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico to the U. S. and they became the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series. It's a story for the ages, yet they fumbled it. As I said, they made every minor and major occurrence so dramatic it took away everything genuine and authentic. The movie seemed contrived as though their feat needed extra controversy and conflict to be more appealing. The story is good enough, just let the story tell itself.
At its core, "The Perfect Game" was a great story. In 1957 Mexico sent a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico to the U. S. and they became the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series. It's a story for the ages, yet they fumbled it. As I said, they made every minor and major occurrence so dramatic it took away everything genuine and authentic. The movie seemed contrived as though their feat needed extra controversy and conflict to be more appealing. The story is good enough, just let the story tell itself.