Off the Black
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- Synopsis
- When the growing divide between a troubled teen and his emotionally distant father finds the boy seeking the friendship of a disheveled and temperamental high-school umpire, the bond shared between the unlikely pair leads both to realize things about ......
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- Starring
- Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Sonia Feigelson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Timothy Hutton
- Director(s)
- James Ponsoldt
- Distributor(s)
- ThinkFilm
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min.
Critic Reviews
Like a good pitcher, Trevor Morgan varies his emotions and perfectly grooves his role as the high-school star. Huffing and puffing, Nolte plops around with brilliant finesse, smartly exposing this frustrated old ballplayer's inside strength and fears.Read the full review
Sucking at the top of many a can, and greedily slurping the sides of an overflowing bottle, Nolte gives a master class in how to drink a beer on screen. The rest of his work here is sad, understated, and worth seeking out.Read the full review
Off the Black is a small, dry, emotionally loaded short story that has been carried to film like baked fish to a platter.Read the full review
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