Jack of all Trades

This is a long, dull reality show staring an unlikable man who acts like a childish brat who demonstrates less knowledge about the sport and the hobby than your average child with a passive interest in baseball. In fact, the sport seems completely meaningless to everyone in the film. Their only concern is money and they blame the industry for alleged misdeeds when their dreams of growing rich off of baseball cards didn't come to pass.

Large portions of the movie are bickering between Stuart and his family over what the movie should be, while the climax is a discussion that Stuart has with his father, who is perhaps the only person in the film who is less likable than Stuart himself.

The only redeeming parts of this film are the scene with Jose Canseco, who is down to earth and candid, and Foul Ball Paul, who clearly has a love for the game and a true interest in the hobby that extends beyond Stuart's petulant whines of "why aren't these worth more".

If you want to watch a clueless privileged man-child whine that the silver plate life handed him wasn't polished quite to his liking, this film is for you. If you have any interest in baseball or baseball cards and want to reminisce or learn more about the sport or the hobby, please do not waste your time on this garbage film.

When the documentary is about baseball cards, it's fun and entertaining. When's it's personal and the dude with emo hair interjects, it ruins everything.

The personal drama is so scripted and fake. They're all bad actors. It comes across as bad soap opera. The running over the cards scene was completely fake and other VH1 style scenes. This is what happens when a producer doesn't get on a board with ONE idea. I wonder who messed this movie up... Emo hair man !

When it's not about Jack and his crappy dad. It's a fantastic movie about baseball cards. Maybe someone will make a real documentary about cards one day.

If you grew up in Thornhill and rode your bike to Sluggers to buy cards and ate cookies and played RBI baseball nextdoor then this film is for you. If you are unfamiliar with this place then you may not like this film. I always wondered what happened to the store and when Kamal (aka Karlos) took it over why and what for? Not a perfect movie as it could have focused more on the rise and fall of the the industry. In the end, it helped explain why my stash isn't worth anything anymore and more importantly, what happened to a place that was such a large part of my childhood. Thanks for making it. I appreciated it.

The premise was that Stu wanted to know why all his late 80's and 90's baseball cards weren't worth anything. However, this can be answered in about 2 seconds, over production. You don't need a documentary to figure that out. The real story is Stu getting closure with his father, whether he likes it or not. You can clearly see how what happened to his family has shaped who Stu is today. His sister and mother seemed more well balanced, but Stu has been deeply affected.

The good times Stu had with his dad collecting sports cards really hit home with me as I did that with my dad as well. Lots of good memories brought up there. I was tired and turned this on and had only intended to watch a few minutes to see what it was about. I watched the whole thing right then.

This movie was great in my opinion. Being a avid watcher of documentaries, this movie was able to find a great balance of information on a niche subject all day while following a story with heart. As a card collector I found out things about the hobby I did jot know. All the while they were able to pivot and bring in the story of family journeys through the hobby. I actually wished the film was longer to get more on both ends.