Plot Summary
Cory Brand is a seemingly successful baseball player, but he has an anger problem on the field and an addiction problem off the field. Following the advice of his agent, he decides to return to his hometown to reconcile with painful memories of the past. As a part of the deal, his agent signs him up for an addiction counseling group at a local church in order to work through his issues. Cory’s brother, still a resident of the hometown, takes him under his wing to help him, but Cory doesn’t want any help. He shuns all help until he is forced to come face to face with the choices he has made and people he has hurt. He must deal with his personal hurt and learn to love again if he expects to change his ways.
Production Quality (1.5 points)
Home Run is produced fairly well, especially where the camera work is concerned. The video is clear, but some of the shots are awkward. The editing is confusing and it seems like there is a lot of unnecessary content in the film. The flashbacks put a strain on the film, although flashbacks are usually a positive aspect to assist the film. However, in Home Run, they are accompanied by annoying flashes that isolate the audience. While the audio quality is good, the soundtrack is uninspiring. In short, the production of Home Run is a nice try, but not good enough.
Plot and Storyline Quality (1 point)
For starters, it is commendable to make a movie dealing with the troubled personal lives of athletes, along with highlighting addiction issues in popular culture. The counseling aspect is interesting and the gospel message is well-communicated, but it also seems like an advertisement for Celebrate Recovery. Outside of this, there is not much good to say. As previously mentioned, the flashbacks are an interesting touch to give background to Cory’s character, but they are not done well and seem to repeat too much. There are too many characters that are not well-developed; some characters are so vague that they are easily confused with other ones. The dialogue is lackluster and contains unnecessary profanity. Most of the subplot conclusions are hard to understand. In short, Home Run was an interesting idea that never materialized.
Acting Quality (.5 point)
There is a severe absence of acting coaching in this film. The acting is not glaringly bad, but there is little positive to bring up about it. A lot of the delivery is forced and the emotions are not believable. It seems like this movie would have been better with better acting.
Conclusion
Alcohol addiction is an uncomfortable topic that needs to be dealt with appropriately on the big screen, especially from a Christian perspective. Proper counseling also needs to be portrayed as necessary for people from all walks of life. Home Run attempts to do all of these things, but their attempts fall short. It seems like they forced this movie to happen for the sake of the issues, but the only thing that happened was just another forgettable film with a Christian tag on it.
Final Rating: 3 out of 10 points
Box Office Revolution 
I never watched this movie
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