Ep 163: Hardball

Jack chose 2001's Hardball for this month, in which Keanu Reeves plays Conor O’Neill, a down-on-his-luck gambler who takes a gig coaching a ragtag Little League team from Chicago’s Cabrini Green housing projects, mostly because he owes everyone money. Yes, the same housing project that Candyman is from! What starts as a begrudging paycheck gig turns into an "unlikely" redemption story, as Conor learns about responsibility, friendship, and the fact that kids have no filter whatsoever. Prepare for swearing children, sports movie cliches, white savior complex, and more in this racially-charged film that was definitely written and directed by white guys. Think The Bad News Bears, but with more gambling debt and a late-’90s hip-hop soundtrack and emotional manipulation.

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