Filmjerk has just posted up a screenplay review of "The Bad News Bears", a remake of the 1976 sports comedy about an older former professional ballplayer turned pool cleaner who takes on a team of misfits Little Leaguers. This time around it's BIlly Bob Thornton in the lead role and his two "Bad Santa" writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa polishing the script. Is it any good? Here's an excerpt:
"In reviewing a draft of Ficarra and Requa’s script, dated July 27, 2004, against the original film, there are only minor superficial changes to modernize the story, while much of Bill Lancaster’s brilliant and hilarious dialogue remains intact. Which is not to say the new film will be a complete waste of time. Casting Billy Bob Thornton as Morris Buttermaker is a major stroke of genius. There is probably no better actor working today who could emulate the crustiness of Walter Matthau’s original character while remaining true to his own persona. This time around, Buttermaker, now an exterminator, is hired by Liz Whitewood, in the original, a councilman, now a single mother and attorney to be played by Maria Gay Harden, who has successfully sued the local Little League to include her son Toby and a group of other “undesirable” kids in a new team, the Bears".
The full review can be found here.
Thanks to 'Edward'
