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www.epinions.com - : ''Eight Men Out'' tells the story of the Black Sox scandal, the 1919 Chicago White Sox baseball team that threw that year's World Series. The film has the over-riding message that greed is the root of all evil. Stingy owners, corrupt players, and cynical gamblers chase dollars, forfeiting their future for a brighter present. Only the sportswriters and the fans are honest. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : When the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series, baseball's first scandal was born. We've seen bigger and better rows since then, but the Black Sox of 1919, with star player ''Shoeless'' Joe Jackson front and center, might be the most timeless. Cusack steals the show as George Weaver, who protested his innocence all the way. But it's the stories (Sayles's best film) of how baseball mistreated its stars and how gangs ran just about everything in Chicago that make the movie worthwhile. more...
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