Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Python Hyena Everyone's Hero (2006): Dir: Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre, Colin Brady / Voices: Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, William H. Macy, Raven-Symone, Mandy Patinkin: Very funny family animation about self worth. Yankee Irving loves baseball but he sucks at it. Then after being ridiculed by peers he finds a baseball named Screwy that can talk. One thing that directors Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre and Colin Brady rightfully allow is only the kid to hear the voices. Plot regards the theft of Babe Ruth's bat, Darlin' and Yankee's desperation to return it thus clearing his father's name whom was fired when a cheating pitcher stole it. Structure is disjointed and the ending is predictable but children will be delighted in the cheerful animated characters. Rob Reiner voices Screwy the cranky baseball who is down on himself until Yankee gives him reason for existing. Whoopi Goldberg voices Darlin' the famous bat who cannot roll straight. William H. Macy voices Lefty the evil pitcher who is outsmarted by Yankee . Raven-Symone of Cosby Show fame is also featured amongst the voice talents. Mandy Patinkin plays the boy's father who is a janitor at the stadium where all these games take place. Amusing references to baseball is a howl but its real catch is its theme regarding self worth and the encouragement of not giving up especially when it benefits others. Score: 8 / 10

ctomvelu1 Cute, fast-moving kiddie cartoon, loosely based on a true story, about a kid who comes into possession of Babe Ruth's missing bat and treks from New York to Chicago to return it to him -- right in the middle of the World Series. Since this is a cartoon, the bat and the kid's baseball both have faces and talk. Whoopi Goldberg is perfect as the the old bat (heh heh). The animation is simple and the action never flags. The finale is a real crowd pleaser. And this review comes from someone who gave up watching cartoons a long time ago, especially CGI cartoons. Maybe it was the baseball angle that kept me watching this one. I am a lifelong Yankees fan, after all.

Steve Pulaski It's so rare for a computer-animated film, that isn't Pixar. to win my heart, but Everyone's Hero plays like a trip to an actual baseball stadium. No matter if the game is scoreless, your favorite teams is trailing, or whatever, the atmosphere and feeling makes it all worthwhile. Everyone's Hero is a formulaic, tale in the flesh, but the voice-acting, characters, plot, and the fun script make it shine thru its roots.I've mentioned before that CGI animation is sadly killing hand-drawn animation, Everyone's Hero seems like a nineties animated feature that was reincarnated into a 2006 animated film. This one has more of a nostalgic 1930's appearance, so no doubt it will appeal to the baseball son and his former card-collecting father. But it will also spark a soft spot with lovers of "unlikely hero" type films, or just fans of animated films. It pleases on every level.The plot: Yankee Irving (Voiced by Jake T. Austin) is a perky little baseball fan, until his dad gets fired from being the janitor at Yankee Stadium when Babe Ruth's "lucky" bat named "Darlin'" goes missing. Yankee saw someone come in the locker-room, who told him to get out, and he's positive that was the guy. He learns from a talking baseball name Screwy (Reiner) who he found at his baseball diamond, the sandlot, that the person who stole the bat is Lefty Maginnis (Macy).So Yankee and Screwy set off to go to Chicago, the place where the Yankees and, Lefty's team, the Cubs are going to play to win the World Series. Yankee and Screwy wind up getting Babe's talking bat Darlin' (Goldberg) back early on, and now the three are off to get to Babe as quickly as possible.Everyone's Hero's purpose is to inspire, inform, and entertain. Inspire because it includes a tear-jerking, precious end scene that, while is cliché in the books, is nonetheless beautiful and heartwarming. It informs you about baseball by reminding adults when they were young how much they loved the game, and may even win the hearts of some younger kids when they see this. And, it's entertaining as can be.The voice acting is done extraordinarily as recognizable voices plague the screen. While this isn't the smoothest animated feature in terms of animation, because of its blocky, strange imagery in times, it still is covered up by the soft and warm feeling the film brings from start to finish.I hope one day that parents will rent or buy this film for their kid, leaving other family films like Big Daddy, Despicable Me, and Scooby-Doo on the shelves. It's not often a film like this comes out, and to have all of those films make millions of dollars, when this barely gets seen is appalling. Everyone's Hero deserves as much recognition as a Pixar film. It's that beautiful and stunning in its execution.But is it better? By no means. But is it following in the footsteps, or on its way to be something like that? Yes.Voiced by: Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Dennehy, and William H. Macy.

Mike Ferguson First, let me begin by saying that I've read every comment about this film that had been posted to IMDb as of 11-12-07, and it seems to be one of those polarizing works, that folks either love, or hate - not many in the middle on this one. Personally, I loved it. Saw it about a year ago in the theatre, and again just tonight on DVD (in widescreen, of course). I even watched the "making of" featurette, and was amazed to see that absolutely NO mention whatsoever was made of Robin Williams' contribution to this film. He was absolutely hilarious as the "opposing teams" owner, and I'm really surprised that no one seems to have recognized his voice...and that there is no mention of him in the credits, or even in the "making of" feature. That's a mystery I'd hoped to see solved by my visit to IMDb tonight, but it didn't happen. I know he had become close friends with the Reeves before they died, and perhaps it was his decision - sort of a quiet, private gift to them. But fortunately, it was one we all get to enjoy, too. Hey - if you like movies with heart, and enjoy beautiful animation (many great spots to freeze-frame in this, and just enjoy the still life for awhile), great comic voice performances, inspired animated character movements (Bill Macy's character on top of the train, dodging all of the overhead signs? Priceless.), and a story that will either tug at your heartstrings, or, for the "other half" of you, have you reaching for something sour to suck on, just to get your mouths back in their proper positions, then you can't go wrong with this one, which helps to prove my theory that we are, indeed, in the midst of another Golden Age of animation in this country. Lastly, "thanks" to the team behind this; I agree - Chris would have loved it!