Trouble with the Curve has received mixed reviews. I agree with the critics who praised it and with the critics who panned. Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) stars as an very talented, but aging scout for the Atlanta Braves. He is a long time widower with a thirty something daughter is on the verge of becoming a partner in her law firm. Gus and Mickey (Amy Adams) relationship is not a close one, she resents that her father sent her to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother's death. Mickey, who loves the game of baseball, takes time from work to be with her father as he scouts a very promising high school baseball player who is being sought after in the draft. As they spend time together, Mickey wants to deal with the issues that prevent her from being close to her dad. She keeps hitting a brick wall because Gus doesn't want to talk about the past.
As she is working to being closer to her father, Mickey is keeping a possible love interest at arm's length. Flanagan (Justin Timberlake) is scouting for the Red Sox and is interested in the same player as the Braves. He is also very interested in Mickey who is, as he states, "emotionally unavailable." Will Flanagan get the girl? What team will sign the prospective phenom? Will Mickey become closer to her dad?
The strength of the movie was the cast. Eastwood was excellent as the wise cracking curmudgeon. Adams and Flanagan have chemistry and John Goodman is believable as Gus's best friend and boss. I thought the first half of the movie was trite and slow moving. The second half moved along as Adams and Timberlake began their romance. The ending of the movie was predictable but happy. All in all, a pleasant experience but my suggestion is that viewers step up to the rental plate.
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