This Old Cub
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53 out of 100

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  • Summary: This documentary profiles former All-Star third baseman, broadcaster and Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo and his lifelong battle with diabetes. (Emerging Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Mark Caro
    75
    When a loving son makes a documentary about his father, you can forgive him for laying it on a bit thick - especially when his love for his subject, Ron Santo, is shared by an entire city.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: John McMurtrie
    75
    A heartfelt tribute to both the player and the man.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    60
    In a recent "Sun-Times" article Jeff said he purposely avoided taking a son's perspective, which leaves him without much perspective at all.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    30
    Won't be of much value to anyone besides die-hard Cubs fans or the Santo family itself.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. TerryO.
    10
    Explains how Cubs fans and Cub heros are one and the same, and shows why Ron Santo is THE player most deserving of joining his teammates, for who he was the captain, in the Hall of Fame. Forget about objectivity. No one who has been a Cubs fan for decades (approaching 6 of them in my case) can be objective about this guy. He is the best, and it is time for the spotlight to shine on him and reward him for his excellence on the field as well as his indominitable spirit off the field. Bravo, and Go Cubs, forever.… Collapse

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