richard-1787 There isn't really much of anything to this movie. It reminded me of the sort of made-for-TV movies that used to be featured on the Hallmark Hall of Fame years ago. It's a touching story of twin brothers who want to break into professional baseball. But baseball is not the focus of this movie. Rather, it's their relationship with their alcoholic father, who, when he isn't spending money on alcohol, is losing it at cards.Not an angry drunk, just a sad one.There just isn't much of anything to this movie. The script is flat, so there isn't much in the way of opportunities to act. Other than Ed Harris, I don't know if any of the other actors could act if they had been called upon to do so. They weren't, so I can't say.The one thing I found strange was the homoerotic undertone of much of the movie. Maybe they were just aiming at a teenage girl market - though I can't see how; women play no important part in this picture - but there were a lot of scenes of the two leads, young men with athletic torsos, without their shirts on. Sometimes, when they got angry, they fought or wrestled. One of the two had no interest in women at all, the other only a passing interest in his seldom-seen girlfriend. But I don't think the movie was made for a gay market either.Actually, I'm not sure what sort of audience it was made for. Certainly not an audience interested in baseball.And that's about all I can think to say about this movie. I can't think whom I could recommend it to.

TaminatorSF I was lucky enough to get a last minute screening through Yelp.The movie "Touching Home" is almost as reflective as the vision of Delancey Street Foundation where the screening took place. The 2 brothers' father was an alcoholic and had struggled to fight to life's end. Their respect and a way of self-healing by making and devoting this movie to their father, as well as the in-person interview show how much they are still down to earth and in touch with their true selves.While some parts were modified to fit the budget and for other reasons, it was very, very touching and the essence is kept.Kudos to the 2 brothers' acting. While it appears they were just being themselves, it must be difficult to re-enact and to re-live those difficult times over and over again during the shooting.Even the movie has been screened at different times and parts of the country, the brothers were candid at the post screening with a great sense of humor. And as the 2 brothers said, everyone can somehow relate to their story, that many know someone with addictions.The Miller writers / actors / directors / fund raisers talked about their real lives throughout the times that were being portrayed as well as their adventure of how they got to show the script to the future casts. Their tale did not end with the movie. Their tryout and fund raising were especially interesting and inspiring. One will soon realize that while without a degree, without being able to have a lifetime career in a professional sport, an alternative path of life, dreams to become directors and writers are possible by reading the how-to books and being persistent and not giving up.

Jaime Pena I received a last minute invite thru Yelp for a private screening of this movie in San Rafael last week. I am not an avid movie reviewer, just a graduate student who was impressed with the film! Needless to say, I came into this movie without knowing much about it, thinking this was just going to be some strange indie flick. I was pleasantly surprised at how well made the film was and this film more than exceeded my expectations.The actors/writers/directors Noah and Logan Miller tell a very heart wrenching tale about their alcoholic father and their dream of playing professional baseball, which hit a lot of personal notes with me as I too come from a family where members have suffered from the same disease. My boyfriend also played baseball professionally so we were both pleasantly surprised with baseball being a major theme in the movie. I found myself tearing up at some of the scenes! Ed Harris was wonderful in the role of their father. Brad Dourif was also very believable as their uncle.I highly recommend reading their book too, You're Either In or In the Way, which goes behind the scenes to explain how the film came to be, it really is a story of pure luck as well as people being genuinely impressed with the Miller brothers.Best of luck to the Miller brothers, this truly was a story that needed to be told and they did an awesome job telling it.

Russ Egan I'm not a film critic, but I had to comment on this film, and urge you to see it when it's released. It's touching, sad, uplifting and very real. Every character's performance was brilliant, from an exquisitely understated Lee Merriweather, to the "challenged" Uncle, who could have ONLY been played by Brad Doriff, to the father, played by the incredible Ed Harris. You hate him, you feel sorry for him, you hate him again and finally your heart breaks for him. Even those with smaller roles were completely believable (thanks to an outstanding script). How did these "kids" manage to assemble such a cast for their first film! And they can act, too! I wasn't watching a movie... I was allowed to share a family's precious and not-so-precious memories. I will not forget this experience. And I look forward to saying "I knew them when..."Watch for it. Go see it.