Review & Giveaway: A Mile In His Shows

A Mile in His Shoes is the heartfelt movie about a young man with Aspergers syndrome who leaves home to join a minor league baseball team. This family-friendly film focuses on the challenges and the triumphs of Mickey as he begins to live life in "the real world."

This was the perfect film for us to watch together over the Christmas break. We love baseball and it was so exciting to find a baseball movie that was appropriate for the whole family. There is no questionable language or themes that would make parents of young viewers uncomfortable. The only thing Michael and I encountered were questions about Autism and Aspergers. My kids have very little exposure to these issues; they have friends with autism, but are unaware of it. This film provided the perfect opportunity to talk about what these issues mean.

Overall we enjoyed the movie. It is a Christian-based movie and we found the content to be enjoyable. There are a few scenes in the movie that I would classify as 'sappy' or 'cheesey,' but that is just my movie savvy self talking.

WHAT DID MY PRODUCT TESTERS THINK?

I liked the movie because I liked it. I liked the part when that guy who couldn't play baseball got to play.

I liked it when the boy imagined he was back at the farm.

I really liked the movie. But one thing I didn't like about it was that the guy nailed the pitcher's shoes to the bench. I didn't like that part because it was the best pitcher's shoes and it made him feel bad.

I really liked it. I liked how they made the kid who had Aspergers say a lot of random things that maybe would seem funny. It made it more believable.

GIVEAWAY TIME

I am very happy to announce that one lucky reader will receive a free copy of A Mile in His Shoes. Follow the steps below and I will use random.org to choose a winner on Friday January 20. Please leave a separate comment after each entry:

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4. Leave a comment telling me why you think you would like this movie.

Good Luck!

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