the audience applauded

I'll tell you why so serious

Admirable film.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

I've enjoyed a lot of Neil Simon movies, but, alas, this one is a dud.There's nothing to it. A conventional story about a wife who wants to have her own life married to a husband who can't understand that and wants her to be constantly at his side. Nothing original there.But her career, as a singer, comes off as uninteresting.And he really doesn't seem to be that interested in baseball, his career.The plot just meanders on, from one scene to the next. There's no character development, no tension, no interest. It's hard to care about the characters, because they seem very conventional, not real individuals.There's nothing wrong with the acting here. The problem lies with the script, which seems to have been written in an afternoon. There just isn't anything to it.A shame.

I thought this was going to a different movie. When I saw it, I thought it was going to be about baseball. Well, "technically" it was about baseball. A guy walks into a night club with some of his baseball buddies and ends up falling for the singer that was on stage. She doesn't seem interested in him until he offers a wager that they go out together. They hit off for a little while then they get married. The two come from different backgrounds so they really can't understand each other. He wants to play baseball and she wants to sing and perform. They really can meet together at a common ground but where is that fine line?

Some of the bad reviews that people have given this movie here at IMDB is certainly surprising. I have watched this flick numerous times and find it a delightful love story. Rebecca Demornay is great and I enjoy the movie everytime I view it. The ending was a little disappointing...But, all and all...I give this movie 8 out of 10 stars. Check it out.

I'm so sick of people who expect every movie they see to change the world. Can't we just be entertained for a while without searching out the meaning of life or comparing everything a writer or director has served up in a career?The Slugger's Wife is fun...period. Take a baseball player and an aspiring singer, put them (and their emotional baggage) together and see if they can make it. You get light baseball action, some great music (especially from Lisa Langlois), and you get what would be a surprise ending from anyone but Neil Simon.Just see it...and save the philosophical crap for the re-release of E.T.: the Extraterrestrial. Pass the popcorn!