… it gets through Buckner …
The new film Game 6, which has opened in New York and may or may not be coming soon to a theatre near you, is the first to be based on a screenplay by novelist Don DeLillo. And so far, the reviews have been mixed. The New York Times didn’t much like it (”You can tell the literary genes by the doses of stylized semi-fantasy; it probably seemed a lot cooler on the printed page”), but it has earned more positive notices from august journals like The Onion’s A.V. Club. Set on the day of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, when the Boston Red Sox famously blew an extra-innings lead and allowed victory to slip through Bill Buckner’s legs, the film stars Michael Keaton (who recently starred in a movie called White Noise. Coincidence? We think so). With this, each of the last three World Series appearances by the Boston Red Sox have been featured prominently in movies (2004 in Fever Pitch and 1975 in Good Will Hunting). Not only does Game 6 offer a little something for sports fans and book buffs, the soundtrack is provided by Yo La Tengo.
Related links:
Click here for The New York Times review
Click here for Metacritic’s collection of Game 6 reviews
