Sometimes, Dreams Do Come True.
4/4 stars

"If you build it, he will come". Those famous words is what drives Ray(played by Kevin Costnar) to begin a journey of a lifetime. He builds a baseball field, thinking that Shoeless Joe Jackson will come back from the dead and play baseball once again. Stupid right? WRONG!! How can a stupid plot and storyline have such a positive impact on people. That's Field of Dreams. A movie about hope and the way father and sons bond. The last scene is a tear jerker.

This movie touched me like no other before or since. It was written by Professor Kinsella at the University of Iowa's creative writing department and the script very closely follows the book. Horner's musical score was brilliant. The entire cast was also brilliant, especially Burt Lancaster. No picture has ever tugged at my heartstrings as much as this one. James Earl Jones' baseball dissertation in front of the bleachers is terrific. Outstanding film in every way - my all time favorite. No matter how many times I see it I cannot help but tear up at the end when Ray and his father meet. "Hey Dad, want to have a catch?" chokes me up every time. I rarely care to see movies more than once. This one I could see again and again and again.

Overall, i have this as one of my top 50 films and the second greatest sports film ever made.

Review by Wolfman