Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna Reviewed by Kate Ahrens In 1943, the All American Giris Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was established due to fears that because of the war, men's professional baseball would have to be suspended.
It turned out not to be the case, but the AAGPBL lasted until 1954. 'A league of their own' is a commemoration of the first year, when the biggest obstacle was overcome, that of getting the American baseball watching public to accept the idea of women professional baseball players.
Its not important to care, or even know anything, about baseball in order to enjoy this film -what is essential however, is to be the sort of person who stays in spe holism. cially to watch slushy American TV films.
Suspense that was raised by Viewed as an exercise in acting technique, it is very good, and the the war. subject matter is an interesting one, but there is no suspense, no involvement in the story to make the audience feel for the characters.
Dotty (Davis) and Kit (Petty) are sisters who are discovered by a baseball talent scout. the women who The film follows Dotty through the tryouts for the league port they needed. and the subsequent tour of the country with their team the Rockford Peaches.
Jim Duggan (Hanks) is the manager of the team, an ex-baseball player who fell out of way it was. the game and into the bottle. As the film progresses, Duggan sobers up, and begins to take an interest in the team -a rather simplistic view of the problems of alcoThis is not a feminist film. It only marginally recognises the dilemma bringing women into the workforce during Cheap laughs When one woman is forced to take her son on tour with them, this is only a device for a few cheap laughs, not as an example of how hard it really was for worked during the war to get the material sup'A league of their own' is a nice film, nothing very hard hitting, but enjoyable enough if what you're looking for is an undemanding, reminiscence about the Geena Davis struts her stuff closest recreation of the West you are ever likely to see on the cinema