Trouble With The Curve is kind of like gravy. It is good when it is on something of substance but it is terrible when it tries to be on its own. It is an entertaining enough film but it is not a total home run. The substance to the gravy of the film is the relationship between Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams as a father and daughter who love the game of baseball. When it tries to go out on its own is everything else. The two main subplots-one involving an up and coming baseball scout (Justin Timberlake) and one involving a computer whiz (Matthew Lillard) are both superfluous to the film.
Clint Eastwood claimed that Gran Torino was going to be his last film. Well....damn me if that would not have been a good idea. The main problem with this film is that it feels too much like Moneyball 2. Therefore-it feels completely unoriginal. Look at the plot-you have a guy who keeps stats on a computer rivaling a guy who keeps stats by actually watching the game. I don't care who you are...that is a Moneyball clone if I have ever seen one.
Sure...Eastwood and Adams are good in the film both individually and together but with a lazy script there is only so much that the actors can do. It feels as if first time writer Randy Brown and first time director Robert Lorenz had no idea what they wanted to do with their film. I would not be surprised if someone else was supposed to write and direct the film but then these guys got picked up off the street.
Yes....Trouble With The Curve is entertaining to a degree and it does feature good performances but I need a good plot and solid direction when watching a film like this. Let's just call this film a rookie mistake. It is after all a baseball film.
(2 and 1/2 out of 5 Stars, The film is rated PG-13 for language, sexual references, some thematic material and smoking)
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