Rotten
Handsome but standard-issue heartland fare.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Overview
The true story about a father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue their dreams of professional baseball.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten
The offscreen story of these unknowns getting their autobiographical drama to the screen proves more interesting and inspiring than the polished, earnest, rather routine movie itself.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Fresh
Without making a fuss about it, Touching Home looks squarely at working-class people for whom professional sports are not just a fantasy, they are also a way out of a dead-end existence.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
While the Millers have a physical presence, they're hardly actors. In fact, it's often difficult to tell them apart, although one of them is missing a tooth and takes off his shirt a lot.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Although convincing as athletes, neither Miller belongs on a movie screen; personal parable or not, this feels like a too-familiar trip around the bases.
Eric Hynes, Time Out New York
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