In the 19 years since its release, “The Sandlot” has become the yardstick that all childhood summers are measured against.
The David M. Evans’s classic follows a gaggle of baseball-obsessed boys during the summer of 1962. But the 1993 film is more than a nostalgic look back on childhood, friendship and baseball. It also offers one of the best Fourth of July sequences ever set to film.
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Generally, approaching Lifetime’s made-for-TV movies with low expectations is the most prudent road to take. That way, you can laugh at the hilariously poorly written dialogue and improbable situations without being disappointed. But sometimes that approach backfires — like when the movies are highly enjoyable and eminently watchable without any major flaws, like “Blue Lagoon: The Awakening.”
