MovieManChuck 3/4The Trouble with the Curve tackles issues in the sport of baseball untouched in film up to this point, even in similar movies such as Moneyball (2011). It gives a more desperate feel to the corporate and scouting life in the MLB. The struggle at hand is the top job in the scouting office, parallel with the open bench on the Atlanta Braves.One thing I really like is the title: The Trouble with the Curve. It is a double-entendre of sorts: an aspiring MLB player having trouble hitting curve balls, and the protagonist losing his periforals. It centers around Braves top-scout Gus Lobel, who knows the dynamics of baseball in-and-out. They want to replace him with a youngblood yuppie scout because he knows his way around modern technology and baseball databases, all due to his waning eyesight. The story is an emotional ride about reclaiming his normal life, as well as his relationship with his estranged daughter (played by Amy Adams).While the script is creative, there are moments where it drifts lazily. While it never fails to pick itself back up, this movie has its own troubke with the curve. It makes for a very finely preformed, entertaining, movie that feels a bit predictable.I would recommend this movie to fans of true-story sports movies. It sheds light on some topics other movies in the genre have passed over, and it captivated you in the process.

Ian (Flash Review)Ten minutes into this movie, I was thinking oh boy, this is clunky, forced and simplistic. But as it progressed the character development began to take shape. Not stellar by any means, many characters were stereotypical and the scenes used to illustrate those traits were…functional. The story was about a veteran baseball scout, think anti-Moneyball, who is matched up against a scout who only looks at statistics and whether or not a MLB team should draft a certain player #1 in the draft. The secondary storyline was the veteran scout's relationship with his daughter whom he gave sparse time to during her childhood. The story and dialog for the most part grew on me and as the father/daughter relationship began to take center stage it helped the movie. You also end up easily rooting for certain characters if you let yourself enjoy the film without picking apart the small details that aren't critical. Although, one did bug me. Where the daughter who apparently used to play baseball, was able to catch a top prospect's best fastball and curveball with ease. With that much time away from playing, those skills wouldn't immediately be finely honed. Anyway, fun sport drama with decent emotion and some cliché moments.

slightlymad22 Rounding out my look back at Clint Eastwood's acting filmography, I come to his last performance to date, 2012's The Trouble With The Curve.Plot In A Paragraph: A daughter (Amy Adams) tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father (Clint Eastwood) a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.Trouble With The Curve is not a great baseball movie, it's not a great sports movie either, but it is an enjoyable, better than average movie. Part of me wishes Clint hadn't made this, and he retired on Gran Torino. I was so uninterested in it, I didn't even watch it until last year, when I bought it for 50p in a second hand shop. Clint gives his usual solid performance, and Amy Adams is good too. Justin Timberlake puts in a decent performance too,, and Joe Messingill is very annoying, I really disliked his character!!Trouble With The Curve only grossed $35 million at the domestic Box Office to end the year as the 89th highest grossing movie of 2012.

ConsistentlyFalconer Sport-based dramas, no matter how solid the first 2 acts, always hurtle towards a black hole of schmaltz in the third, and this one is no exception. Amy Adams does a good job, as expected, and Clint Eastwood does exactly what you want him to do. Worth a look if there's nothing else on, and there are some excellent moments here and there, but if the schmaltz isn't your thing then there'll be plenty of chances to get up and make a cuppa.Also, I can't make up my mind about Justin Timberlake. Is he an OK actor or not?Verdict: One for a long plane journey or if there's nothing else on tellyyetanotherfilmreviewblog.tumblr.com