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Here's a review I wrote a couple months back.
Field of Dreams Review
“If you build it, he will come” was a quote the unknown voice that followed
Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) through-out the story. Ray, a corn farmer from Iowa, seemed to be stranded in his life trying to get away from his fathers dream of being a baseball player. Field of Dreams (1989) is a classic combination of sport, family, fantasy, faith, reconciliation, and redemption. Phil Alden Robinson directed the movie that was based on a book by W.P. Kinsella.

One day, Ray decides to work on his corn crops only to hear a voice saying “If you build it, he will come”. This voice causes him to eventually go crazy. He thinks what the voice might want him to do and tells his feelings to his family. The only idea he can come up with is that he should build a baseball field in the middle of his crops. This is the part of the story you need to go along with the movie to actually enjoy it. With the support of his family, he finishes building the baseball stadium. After multiple days, a mysterious man in an old baseball uniform turns up on his baseball field out of nowhere. It turns out to be Shoeless Joe Jackson who was a famous, now dead, baseball player but has come back to play the game that he was banned from when he was alive. The story continues to spiral into more odd events and sends Ray onto an interesting journey.

Overall, I think Field of Dreams is an above average film. It seems that it is rather under-rated and deserves much more attention. I think any average movie watcher would enjoy this film not only baseball fanatics. The film is full of mixed emotions and will leave you thinking. I give the film 8.1 out of 10 stars.

What would you rate this film 1-10?