How did I miss this one - Sugar? Sugar is really good film. Undoubtedly one of the best movies I have seen in very long time. How do you describe a sports film as elegant? Sugar is.
Sugar is the story of a young kid, Miguel "Sugar" Santos (Algenis Peres Soto), from the Dominican Republic who is recruited into the minor baseball league in America. Upon Sugar's arrival, were he encounters language barriers as well as sports injuries, racism and other Americanisms; however, Sugar keeps sight of his humanity in the face of potential cash earnings and celebrity status.
">This is not your father's baseball movie, rather Sugar is a wise look into what sport - and in many ways what the American dream - has become. For boys and girls around the globe, their athletic ability is no longer just a skill but a marketing tool for access into the American celebrity machine and the financial rewards of the dream.
Although Sugar veers clear of this tragedy in its plot and storyline, it is all the more evident due to its omission. This movie should have been a break-out blockbuster. It has everything except name brands and big celebrities. Sugar was written and directed by the talented filmmaking team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck who brought Half Nelson to the big screen with much fanfare and acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for leading man Ryan Gosling.
I loved it! Queue up your Netflix! See Sugar now.
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