A made-for-TV movie
Andrea Nagel in the Times is not too impressed by Hansie , the movie based on the life of former South African captain Cronje.
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Andrea Nagel in the Times is not too impressed by Hansie, the movie based on the life of former South African captain Cronje.
We never really get an insight into the deep motivations behind Hansie’s behaviour. His fall from grace is treated in a fairly straightforward way. The sporting moments’ slow-motion sentimental scenes are, quite frankly, irritating. The film makers should have known that such obvious emotional ploys would reek of filmic manipulation.
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Hansie belongs on the Hallmark channel. It’s a made-for-TV movie that is dramatic, sentimental and of limited global interest.
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo