“For Love of the Game” is the rather uninspired title for the third movie in the triumvirate of renowned Kevin Costner-as-baseball-player movies. The other two films are “Bull Durham” and “Field of Dreams.” The better title would be something like, “Choose the Girl, Stupid.”

Mark Jackson
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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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