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90
Viewer score based on 4 votes.

Critic Score

48
Critics' score based on 25 reviews.
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Excellent Teenage movie.Shows what can happen when violance enters a neighborhood.

June 26,2011
discotj

Much too sad on my part at the end, but the rest was not the most interesting thing I've seen.

July 05,2008
scorp7592
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Critic Reviews

A surefire heart-tugger made with skill and judgment, affords Keanu Reeves a career high point.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

Toward the end of Hardball, the story takes a jolting turn from heartwarming to tear-jerking that people might find cruelly manipulative. Perhaps under normal circumstances, I would too. But these are not normal circumstances, and instead of put off, I was completely undone.Full Review

Matt Feeney
Slate

Its uplifting message about teamwork and caring wouldn't hurt a fly. You might even say, the movie is good for you.Full Review

Stephen Holden
The New York Times

Surprisingly brusque yet likable film.Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

It drifts above the surface of its natural subjects, content to be a genre picture. We're always aware of the formula--and in a picture based on real life, we shouldn't be.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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