Making his directorial debut after being the collaborative partner of Clint Eastwood for so many films, Robert Lorenz's Trouble With The Curve has that touch that's unmistakably Eastwood that it can be compared to the directing style of the movie icon. Slow and steady that builds momentum and tugs your heart, Trouble With The Curve is not only a baseball movie but also a film that celebrates the bond between a father and his daughter.
Gus (Eastwood) a baseball scout in his twilight years still does his job of finding new prospects for the Atlanta Braves even in the age of technology where stats are gathered to find the perfect player. He is joined by his estranged daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) a lawyer who was offered a partnership in a law firm but had to put it on hold when her father's good friend Pete Klein (John Goodman) asked her a favor to join her father, to get to know him better and find out whatever is bothering him. Together with Gus' former find Johnny Flanagan (Justin Timberlake) who now also scouts talent, they rediscover the undying love they have for each other bonded by their favorite sport.
Eastwood plays a slight variation of his Gran Torino character here and it works. Adams is too young to be his daughter though in the movie, the original choice Sandra Bullock would have been better in terms of casting. Justin Timberlake continues his evolution as an actor and acting with a known movie icon and one of the best actresses under the age of 40 around, Mr. Sexyback held his ground.
Trouble With The Curve opened our eyes in the world of baseball scouts. It may be slow at times but in the end, eveything in it's details was worth it.
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