Rated PG-13 for rude behavior, language throughout, some sexuality and thematic elements.
Runtime
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113 min
Language
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English / Spanish
Genre
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Comedy / Sport
Filming Locations
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Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company
:
Detour Filmproduction
Overwiew :A grizzled little league coach (Thornton) tries to turn his team of misfits into champs. Convertible / Profanity / Motor Bike / Restaurant / Rat
San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle : Nothing happens here that would distinguish this film from other sports movies released in the past few months... more...
C  
New York Times - Manohla Dargis : Richard Linklater's enjoyable remake is filled with small, cute kids and large, goofy laughs. more...
B  
New York Post - Lou Lumenick : This new, choppier version clocks in a full 10 minutes longer, and feels it. more...
C+
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen : Not bad, but this Billy Bob Thornton-Richard Linklater remake falls short of News-worthy. more...
C+
filmcritic.com - Sean O'Connell : ...a major league disappointment, a mean-spirited, insensitive, and racist misfire... more...
D+
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum : ...Greg Kinnear provides bonus smarm... more...
B+
E! Online - Even die-hard fans of the original will be won over by this new batch of Bears. : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,88902,00.html more...
Chicago Tribune - Michael Wilmington : The new Bad News Bears may not make you cheer, but it should provide laughs and a good time. more...
B  
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : What I liked most about the movie, I think, is that it undermines the self-congratulatory myths we cultivate about sports in America. more...
B  
Boston Globe - Ty Burr : ...you probably shouldn't take young children to this movie unless you want them coming out with friction burns on their ears. more...
C+
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Eleanor Ringel Gillespie : Mostly bad news. more...