
Ryan Dunne, a nice high-school kid who works hard mowing lawns for dad Sean's firm, is caught between loyalty to Sir, who cynically believes neither of his sons will even climb the social ladder, and big brother Mike, who scolds Ryan's lack of ambition to go all the way to be recruiter for for a baseball college scholarship, which Mike had to abandon due to a wound. To complicate matters, he falls in love with a snobbish client's daughter.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ryan Dunne, a nice high-school kid who works hard mowing lawns for dad Sean's firm, is caught between loyalty to Sir, who cynically believes neither of his sons will even climb the social ladder, and big brother Mike, who scolds Ryan's lack of ambition to go all the way to be recruiter for for a baseball college scholarship, which Mike had to abandon due to a wound. To complicate matters, he falls in love with a snobbish client's daughter.
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| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA cinematic foul ball....Do yourself a favor and just throw it back. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigLong on clichéd plotting and short on exciting ball playing. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonHaphazard mix of boisterously crude comedy, romantic entanglements, class-conscious clashes and intensely competitive hardball. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderFor cheap drama, clumsy comedy and weak romances, you've come to the right place. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFreddie Prinze Jr. has a look in his eye that is equal parts self-infatuation and boyish flash of fear. |
| SPLICEDWireRob BlackwelderFor the first time in his career, Prinze displays more than two facial expressions and exudes enough charm to appeal to someone over the age of 14. |
| Charlotte ObserverKevin BaxterIt's no surprise, and it's trite, but sometimes fun -- and not magic -- is more than enough. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasUnder Michael Tollin's direction, Prinze does well in what is surely the most complex character he has played on the screen. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaFuzzy, feel-good movie about baseball, babes and believing in yourself. |
| Reel.comTor ThorsenProbably the most derivative film of the year, Catch is a collage of sports clichés, romantic tropes, and hackneyed class-warfare drama. |