Perfectly adequate. Doesn't navigate the PED discussion particularly well (McGwire sorta surprisingly is the most intelligent and reflective of everyone) and has way too much Maris Jr.
But also it does capture a certain moment and era of the sport which, as much as MLB and the HoF try to shove it down an oubliette, was foundational for a generation of fans.
One of those things where I can't help but compare this to both other takes on Macbeth and Kurosawa's other takes on Shakespeare. It's very good but not my favorite in both departments.
The film looks fantastic though with all that fog* and the sense of being lost/confused both physically and mentally. It's such an important character note in that explains so much of what tips Macbeth into madness.** Isuzu Yamada is also fantastically creepy as the real ambition behind it all.
*I kind of want to rewatch Hedgehog in the Fog now.
**I love Slings and Arrows lost Macbeth understudy take.
