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This Old Cub
Directed by
Jeff Santo
Not Rated
2004
86m
Documentary
,
Sport
8.2
74%
85%
9.0
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Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.
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This Old Cub Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Jeff [Santo] said he purposely avoided taking a son's perspective, which leaves him without much perspective at all.
Film Threat
Rory L. Aronsky
This Old Cub is admirable for its profile of a man who's still pushing on, even after all the adversity he faced.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philip Martin
...the exclusion of Santo from the HOF is the single biggest injustice ever perpetuated by the voters
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
A must-have for Cubs fans who fondly remember Ron Santo.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Ron's story goes beyond the world of sports.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
Ron Santo personifies Hemingway's claim that 'Man can be defeated but not destroyed'
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Mark Wolf
You don't have to be a fan of Ron Santo, the Cubs or even baseball to appreciate this warm and winning tribute to Jeff Santo's dad.
Denver Post
Michael Booth
The problem with the movie for anyone but Cub crazies is that son Jeff gives us no perspective.
Groucho Reviews
Peter Canavese
From the "labor of love" file...This Old Cub focuses on what Santo means to the Cubs organization and the bleacher bums, and what the team and the fans mean to Santo.
San Francisco Chronicle
John McMurtrie
A heartfelt tribute to both the player and the man.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
Competent but innocuous feature begins to overstay welcome at the 60-minute mark.
Entertainment Today
Brent Simon
Genial but wandering and woefully edited... one simply wishes This Old Cub asked a few more actual questions of its old diehard Cub subject.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust
Though at times sentimental, the documentary is a terrific character sketch, capturing both the rough edges and the compassion of its subject.
L.A. Weekly
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Shot on video with little regard for the aesthetics of framing -- and edited with as about as much feel for dynamics and pacing -- This Old Cub describes, superficially at best, the life and career of Santo.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
It's hard to imagine a public figure letting anybody but a family member capture these private moments on film.
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
Linda Cook
I barely knew who Ron Santo was before I saw this. Now, he's one of my new heroes.
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
If you have to live vicariously, there are probably few people better to do it through. Because hometown bias aside, Ron Santo is in the hall-of-fame of life.
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
More tribute than documentary, but the film's subject, former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo, has earned the adulation.
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
An intimate, moving (if at times repetitive) tribute to the former Cubs third baseman and current radio commentator.
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