Trouble with the Curve

Okay, so the film itself is somewhat predictable as a light-weight melodrama featuring Clint Eastwood as an Atlanta Braves baseball talent scout (Gus) whose eyes are failing him and he's closing in on his retirement phase, begrudingly so, and Amy Adams as his somewhat estranged daughter, Mickey, on the fast-track to make partner at her law firm, but has to deal with Gus's ailing faculties. The marketing of the film doesn't even mention Justin Timberlake's role in the film (i.e. I was surprised when he shows up on-screen).

The way I look at it, Clint Eastwood isn't making too many more films, and I get a kick out of his ornery-ness, and a film like this is simply comfort food for the movie-goer. I like baseball, and enjoyed the scouting and trivia//numbers aspect of baseball, and the script at least pays its dues in that department.

I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B- (check out at matinee pricing if you're a fan of Clint and baseball).