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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Seattle TimesTom KeoghThe Seattle TimesTom KeoghHock handles that perennial sports question — what is the athletic limit of a human? — with interesting sidebars about the brain and physics. Such mysteries mingle with irresistible lore in this satisfying work.
- 83Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe sunniness of Fastball leaves out a lot, but watching it can be as pleasurable as an afternoon at the ballpark.
- 80The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThis appealing documentary makes you understand why aficionados regard baseball as a form of poetry.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenYou don't have to be a baseball fanatic or for that matter a historian or a physicist to appreciate Fastball.
- 80VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerA film that captures the underlying essence of baseball at the beginning of the 21st century: both humbly wistful and progressively cutting-edge.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s a fun film, not quite as lighthearted as the similar “Knuckleball” documentary of a short while back, but amusing enough.
- 70Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineYou wouldn't lose anything watching Fastball on ESPN rather than in the movie theater, but it does stand as further testament to baseball's status as our most chess-like sport, and one that, even when broken down to its tiniest component parts, never loses its magic.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA fascinating and downright lovable documentary.
- There’s nothing here that wouldn’t have fit comfortably into an hour-long TV special, and it starts to drag after a while.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleFor baseball fans, it delivers the high heat. For the non-fan, there may be a little too much inside baseball.