Mickey - A Family Story by John Grisham [DVD]

Fantastic look at how Little League Baseball really works! But that’s just the backdrop of this very engaging story of a father who would do almost anything to keep him and his son together. His extreme solution has consequences that not only affect him and his son, but also the lives of the others around them (and even triggers a potential international incident!). As a former World Series coach myself, I saw a lot of truth in this movie about what goes on behind-the-scenes in Little League Baseball.

That's the only reason I bought it. I ended up on the cutting room floor. )-;

Yes loved the movie Harry Connick Jr. He is a great singer and song writter and a great piano player love his music and movies thank you Amazon LueAnn Pridmore

Got it for my husband as a gift. We watched it together and both enjoyed it. Would recommend it for family viewing. Be sure and watch the interviews in the "extras".

Don't look underneath at the message at all.The acting is fine for the most part. The cheating and lying are believable. The part where everyone is fine with being lied to and all besties after losing a title -and should have forfeited every game that used an illegal player - is ridiculous. Kids aren't that forgiving and adults that tied up in sports aren't either. And I'm not sure they should be.Strictly as entertainment, it's ok, mostly clean, but minimizes white collar crime and the way father, son, and coach were eager to get ahead by cheating. It shows the school administrators as stupid and inept at their jobs.Only let your kids are this if you are right there to instruct them at every non-stop and poor choice these folks make.3 stars for strictly entertainment.1 star for pushing lack of ethics and criminal activity to impressionable kids, which is the age group this is geared to.

This was my 12 year old son's favorite movie when we watched it the first time. That was almost 10 years ago, but I still enjoy watching this movie every summer.

John Grisham is a huge baseball enthusiast and even has built a Little League complex on his property and runs the league every summer so this is not a subject far from his heart. And it shows in the film. The players are really top notch players, not actors trying to look like ballplayers. They actually recruited players from coast to coast and taught them acting skills. It has the feel of real competition when you're watching the game scenes and Grisham understands the dialogue between coaches and players and it seems very realistic to someone who has also been there. The story is about Tripp Spence and son Derrick. Tripp is recently widowed and his life revolves around coaching Derrick's Little League team. Derrick is 12 and has just finished his last year of Little League (or has he?). This is the point at which many boys quit or are eliminated from baseball as they have to make the move from the reduced size fields of Little League to full size fields. Derrick would love to have the last season over and stay at the magic age of 12 forever. Unfortunately, he will get the chance. Tripp has been cheating the IRS on his taxes due to the medical bills (sounds familiar in the health care debate) surrounding his wife's death. When the IRS comes calling, rather than face the music, he decides to create a new identity for himself and Derrick and leave the state. Derrick is now 12 again. There's plenty of action and suspense to keep you engaged and the story takes several unexpected twists at the end. Very family friendly. The couple negative reviews on Amazon seem to think the film encourages cheating and deception. I would disagree and say just the opposite. Enjoy!!

Good clean movie. I would recommend it to any and all families. No bad language, sex scenes, alcohol or tobacco scenes in all of the movie. John Grisham did a great job on this movie.