The film is nothing much to look at and has trouble swallowing its own clichs and implausibilities.
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Ron Shelton's boxing pic is long on road work but strictly a flyweight.
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie doesn't know how odd it seems to cut from the bloodshed in the ring to the dialogue of the supporting players, who still think they're in a comedy.
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
This is no "Raging Bull."
30
Newsweek
Newsweek
A half-hearted comedy whose jokes are far from a knockout.
25
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
If you really love "Bull Durham," don't go near Play It to the Bone. It will break your heart.
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
In this movie, he (Shelton) falls so hard he becomes, for the first time in his career, genuinely offensive.