Hardball

Hardball / 2001 / 106minutes



-Main cast
Keanu Reeves as Conor O'Neil
Diane Lane as Elizabeth Wilkes
D. B. Sweeney as Matt Hyland
John Hawkes as Ticky Tobin
Bryan C. Hearne as Andre Ray Peetes
Julian Griffith as Jefferson Albert Tibbs
Michael Jordan as Jamal
A. Delon Ellis Jr. as Miles Pennfield II
Kristopher Lofton as Clarence
Michael Perkins as Kofi Evans
Brian M. Reed as Raymond 'Ray Ray' bennet
DeWayne Warren as Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans

-Plot for Hardball
Conor O'Neil is uncontrollable gambler and heavily in debt. In order to repay the debt, he starts a job. It's coaching a little league baseball team in Chicago. At first, he takes no interest in the team. He had decided that he would leave the team as soon as he repaid his debts. However, he gains their respect and connects with them and realizes that it's hard to leave the team than he thought. And pretty soon, they're winning games! But, sad accident happens…

-My comments
Because I like Keanu and I love baseball, I chosen this movie. This movie is based on the non-fiction story "Hardball: A season in the projects" by Daniel Coyle.
The scene kids watch the professional baseball game with Conor at ballpark is my favorite one. Kids seems quite happy, because they have never watched professional baseball game at ballpark before that time. The scene of Conor's message for G-Baby (actually, he is…oh, I can't say that because it's spoiler!) is nice. I can't stop crying! And last scene is also good.
If you like baseball or Keanu, you should watch it!

Thank you for your comments, Mikako,Nagisa,and IES5 students!
If you know movies you recommend, teach me please!

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands / 1990 / 105min



-Main cast
Johnny Depp as Edward
Winona Ryder as Kim
Dianne Wiest as Peg

-Plot for Edward Scissorhands
Inventor died before his invention is complete. He created man who called Edward. He doesn't have his hands. Instead, he has scissors as his hands. He lives in a castle on the top of hill alone.
One day, Pegg Bogs who is saleswoman calls at the castle. When she discovers him, she is surprised. But she realizes Edward is always alone and welcomes him into her home.
Because of his scissors, he has a lot of trouble in his life. But Pegg helps him. Soon, his talent for cutting hair and hedges is discovered. He makes favorable for impression on people.
But, things don't always get along…

-My comments
I didn't know anything about this movie. My friend recommended me watching it.
Thanks to his scissor hands, he becomes to be able to cut hair and hedges and he receive a favorable review. But, because of scissorhands, Edward can't even hug Kim who he loves tight…It's so sad. This movie isn't happy ending but sad ending. But I like it. The last scene is very beautiful.
I became to like Johnny Depp! His performance as Edward was perfect!