Knuckleball! 2012 123movies

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Plot: Follows the Boston Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield and the New York Mets’ R.A. Dickey – the only two major league pitchers who use the unpredictable knuckleball – during the 2011 season.
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	7.0/10 Votes: 1,737
	94% | RottenTomatoes
	73/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 27 Popularity: 5.014 | TMDB

Reviews:

The Knuckler
The knuckleball is an enigma in the sport of baseball. Only a handful of pitchers in the 100+ year history of the game have thrown it well enough to make a career out of it. This documentary focuses on two knuckleballers in particular (Tim Wakefield & R.A. Dickey) in trying to shed some light on both the physical and mental side of being a baseball oddity.

There are basically two distinct themes running through this doc:

1. A history of the pitch, so to speak, in which former knucklers like Charlie Hough, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, and Phil Niekro are interview regarding their thoughts on their bread-and-butter pitch.

2. A narrower focus on Wakefield & Dickey, delving into more the psychological toughness needed to soldier on despite being label a baseball “freak”, of sorts.

This is a great little documentary for all baseball fans (especially those who vividly remember Wakefield’s long career or Dickey’s magical run with the Mets) and is about as unique as the fluttering pitch itself (I can’t remember any other documentary covering similar material). It is lighthearted, emotional, informative, and serious all at the same time.

The only reason I can’t give it the full five stars? I wish it would have focused on the personal stories of Wakefield/Dickey even a bit more. Their interactions with the “old gang” of knuckleballers is great, don’t get me wrong, but there are WAY too many slo-mo shoots of fluttering knucklers used simply to fill time/space. The personal stories would have been compelling enough to explore even more fully.

Overall, though, this is a fun little baseball documentary that is very professionally produced and doesn’t try to “ruffle feathers” by making outrageous statements for publicity’s sake. It is clear that the filmmakers were truly interested in and inspired by their creation and that fact shows in the final product.

‘Knuckleball’ Is A Four-Star Treat
When I first heard that a documentary film was coming out about the knuckleball, it seemed a little odd. How would you fill a feature-length movie with an examination of a non-rotating baseball pitch? Well, producers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg have done it—and in the process created one of the most entertaining sports documentaries in years.

The reason is that it’s not just about the knuckleball—it’s about the struggles of the very few men who have tried to master it in the big leagues. Just as the pitch itself is unpredictable, so were the careers of Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey, Phil Niekro, Charlie Hough and Belmont’s own Wilbur Wood. The film focuses on Wakefield and Dickey, but it also tells the tale of the camaraderie among all the knucklers—and the responsibility they all feel to the legacy of the pitch that made their dreams come true.

This is more than a baseball movie, it’s a movie about not giving up. As Phil Niekro told Tim Wakefield early in his career, “Accept your losses, but never accept defeat.” We recommend this movie highly—four stars!

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Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 33 min (93 min) (theatrical)
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Genre Documentary, Sport
Director Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
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Actors Tim Wakefield, Dave Lennon, Jim Bouton
Country United States
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