Trouble With The Curve
Old school baseball talent scout for Atlanta, Gus (Clint Eastwood), is tasked with taking the road one more time to watch an up and comer in the Carolina’s. But, with his eyes and overall health failing the job might be more than he can handle. To avert disaster family friend and coworker, Pete (John Goodman), contacts Gus’s daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) and begs her to accompany Gus on the journey. Mickey, feeling abandoned multiple times by her father is reluctant, but goes anyway. Now on the road, father and daughter hash out unsaid differences while the game of baseball plays through, but it’s newcomer Johnny Flash (Justin Timberlake) who really works to sort things out for the two. Will father and daughter resolve their differences, will Atlanta sign their new prospect, and what about Mickey and Johnny’s new found interest in each other?
Serving as proof that even really good actors can’t always help a crummy script. Loaded with cheap lines, predictable setups, and zero suspense, the trouble with the curve here may be that the overall film is so manufactured, congenial, and convenient, you might feel a little sick after the fact. Better luck next time, maybe a rental when you’re looking for a mindless joyride. Trouble With The Curve is rated PG-13.