Rewind, Review, Re-Rate (and Re-Name): ‘The Natural’: ‘The Supernatural’

Mark Jackson
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PG | | Drama, Sport | 11 May 1984 (USA)

When “The Natural” opened in 1984, I thought it was the best baseball movie ever made. Thirty-six years later (after countless “Bull Durham” reruns), I find “The Natural” falls far short of that original designation, but it’s still got merit.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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