Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

"Ebby Calvin LaLoosh" (Tim Robbins) is a promising young baseball pitcher for the Durham Bulls of the Carolina League who has an awesome fastball but suffers from a severe lack of control. As a result a veteran catcher named "Crash Davis" (Kevin Costner) is sent down to the Carolina League to somehow develop him into a first-class, major league pitcher. Along with that the Bull's biggest fan, "Annie Savoy" (Susan Sarandon) takes Ebbie into her home to teach him about sex, life and baseball--but not necessarily in that order. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a pretty good comedy which benefited from the baseball background to a large extent. I especially liked the performance of Susan Sarandon who was both funny and sexy at the same time. Likewise, both Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins also performed rather well. In short, I thought that this was a pretty good movie and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.

"Bull Durham" was released in 1988. It was written and directed by Ron Shelton, who knew his way around an American baseball field, and runs the bases in a swift, witty 108 minutes. It stars Kevin Costner, in what may be the first of his successful sports-themed movies, Susan Sarandon, and a young Tim Robbins, at the outset of his career. It happily combines romantic comedy and baseball: many people still consider this the best movie about the boys of summer. Costner plays a veteran catcher brought in to mentor a talented but wild young pitcher (Robbins). Sarandon plays a teacher and baseball fan that takes one player under her wing (and into her bed) every year, and provides her own baseball wisdom, coaching and life experience!The director, Ron Shelton does a superb job of bringing this story to life and hopefully satisfying the sports fan and rom-com addict at the same time. Full of some great, witty dialogue and earthy one- liners, this film does have its share of sex and bad language (it is rated 18) so be prepared for that, but it plays with a very natural and fun feeling to it. The most surprising thing to me though is that this isn't necessarily a baseball movie. Sure, the sport in question is baseball, but it could be any other sport, with a young upcomer (Robbins) being coached by experienced veterans (Costner and Sarandon), and the unconventional coaching methods that might be used. Especially by Sarandon's character. Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

***************** SPOILERS !!!!!!!!! *********************Bull Durham is the best baseball movie ever, best sports movie and also an incredibly underrated movie about sexuality and life in general. But it's also, the funniest movie I've ever seen. The shower scene, the fight outside the bar, Nuke rejecting Annie, Crash breaking the mirror, Crashing calling out the umpire, there are so many funny moments that simply have not been matched as of today. If you have never watched this movie, it doesn't matter if you know much about baseball because you quickly get the basics knowledge of the game. I highly advise everyone to watch it, because you don't know what you're missing. So much insight on human behavior, maturity and transition in life.The dialogue, the lines are superb, Crash's speech, Crash' advices, his perspicacity on life and baseball, his reasoning, his theories and discipline, his name-calling make him the best character in sports cinema. His "if you think you're playing well because you're getting laid or you're not getting laid or because you're wearing women's underwear, then you are !" is the truest sentence on Earth. I don't understand how Costner who plays perfectly, every line sounds great, every emotion correctly expressed, didn't win an Academy Award. And it's the proof that with a small budget, a great movie is totally feasible. The montage is very good, camera work excellent and for a picture made in 1988 it still looks good in 2016. It's eternal. To think Stallone gets a nomination for playing a character full of laziness and clichès is embarrassing. There hasn't been any other duo as believable, romantic and sexual than Crash and Annie. After all, look at the erotic scenes, nothing extreme or shocking, but they are very exciting.This movie should go down as one of the greatest movies ever made.

This is right there with The Natural and Long Gone as one of the three best baseball movies ever made(Ken Burns Doc as well if you were 'counting-it').It's perfect casting all-around. Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Kevin Costner, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, and Jenny Robertson all deserve a mention. All the actors do a great job here.The film captures the small town feel, and to a somewhat regretful yet satisfying degree in terms of movie-enjoyment, the insignificance of minor league baseball.The love triangle between the three stars acts as the backbone for a hilarious script. The road-trip moments, the bar scenes, and the baseball action all seem quite believable/real, and the ending, while somber, works as well.Infinitely re-watchable, funny film about America's pastime, at what for me as a fan is a level that is just as intriguing if not more interesting and intimate than the "big" leagues. Truly great sports movies are few and far in between. This is a pillar.87/100