Step Up to the Plate Review

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  4.0

  68

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times Gary Goldstein

  As for the so-called "food compositions" seen here, like the film itself, they're more impressionistic and artistic than enticing. For a far more satisfying cinematic meal, check out the similarly themed "Jiro Dreams of Sushi."

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• 90

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  What resonates here are two men, two good men, whose lives have a paradoxically simple and complex bond beyond their profession. Step Up to the Plate asserts how family, in multifarious ways, can be the most deeply affecting of ensembles.

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