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But the aspiration to dramatize a historical incident in all its complexity is not an unworthy one -- and rare enough in movies. Whatever failures result from this ambition, there is still something likable as well as commendable about the movie. It has hustle, it makes a good stab at period ambience, and it takes some brave cuts at a knuckle ball of a subject. You are glad you came out to the ball park, even if the home team did lose in extra innings.