Field Of Dreams review - ‘If you build it they will come’

From this film comes the line ‘if you build they will come’ this line has transcended the original audience and subsequently audiences that would have seen the film on vhs and dvd. I was in fact one of the people that knew this line, knew where it came from but before sitting down to watch this film had no prior knowledge apart from what could be deduced from the dvd cover.  The sport of baseball features heavily in the film which appealed to me being a fan of the game however you don’t need to know a single thing about it to understand and more so enjoy field of dreams.

With one of Kevin Costner’s best performances you become hooked as he plays Ray Kinsella a humble Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious, supernatural voice in his corn field that pushes him through the movie. He listens to this mysterious voice and interprets the message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his land. Completing this the ghosts of eight former baseball players from Chicago Black Sox. Included in these players is Shoeless Joe Jackson who is mysterious character that we as an audience don’t know if he is a good or evil character. I won’t tell you the outcome if you want to know go and watch the movie.

In my opinion this is a beautiful movie that tells a supernatural story, with characters, themes and ideas that audiences quickly buy into I am really glad that this movie was recommended to me and I because of that I would say that if you have time to buy and watch this movie you will not be left disappointed I would honestly say that I think this is a film that will be watched by many different generations and will defiantly last and be appreciated for many many years to come.

Also if you do buy the dvd be sure to check out the special features as they give you a real in depth account of the making of and highlights elements that you may have missed when watching the film yourself. But make sure you wait until you’ve seen the film because it does give away the ending about 15 times.

8 out of 10