I had a day-thought that it would be fun to take a road trip over Father’s Day to Dyersville, Iowa to see the location where the movie was made and has become a landmark for the game of baseball over the last 20+ years. As it turned out, I had the fortune of doing that by watching the movie again in a theater. As part of my Father’s Day, I went with my son to watch a screening of the film in the recently reopened CMX Theater in Burnsville, Minnesota.

It had only been a year since I had watched it again but there’s something comforting about the movie, despite its corny lines, (that’s my one and only dad joke for this review, I promise) and outlandish decisions made by the characters. It’s sentimental and sweet and even if you don’t like baseball, it’s hard not to get a lump in your throat when Ray Kinsella says, “Hey… Dad? You wanna have a catch?”

Spoiler Alert! Kevin Costner doesn’t die but there’s plenty of other people that are already dead. At least he looks like he can throw a baseball, unlike some actors who are just embarrassing, I’m looking at you, most of the cast of Major League.

Look, it’s not The Natural but it’s still one of the best baseball movies ever.