
Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) is a baseball scout. The team he works for thinks he should retire. He asks them to let him do one more scouting job to prove himself. His friend, Pete Klein (John Goodman), asks Gus' estranged daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), if she could go with him to make sure he's okay as his eyes are failing. The doctor tells Gus he should get his eyes treated, but he insists on doing his scouting assignment, which takes him to North Carolina. Mickey decides to p... (Full plot summary below)
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Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) is a baseball scout. The team he works for thinks he should retire. He asks them to let him do one more scouting job to prove himself. His friend, Pete Klein (John Goodman), asks Gus' estranged daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), if she could go with him to make sure he's okay as his eyes are failing. The doctor tells Gus he should get his eyes treated, but he insists on doing his scouting assignment, which takes him to North Carolina. Mickey decides to put her work on hold to go with him, and she wants him to explain why he pushed her away. While there, he runs into Johnny (Justin Timberlake), a scout from another team who was a promising player Gus once scouted. Johnny and Mickey take an interest in each other.
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| OregonianMarc MohanOne of the most lifeless and predictable movies you're likely to see this year. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallDirector Robert Lorenz makes a nondescript debut, after assisting Eastwood on several of his directing gigs. The student hasn't learned much from the teacher about economic storytelling or deflecting schmaltz. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerFrom Clint Eastwood's lovable old coot persona to Amy Adams' iron-willed combativeness, this film is a stunning, beautiful surprise. A sports movie, a romance without sentimentality, and the emotional trauma of a family secret. |
| We Got This CoveredJonathan LackTrouble With The Curve is a wonderful father/daughter story, bolstered by terrific performances from Adams and Eastwood. Perhaps not one of the very best films of the year, but a personal sentimental favorite. |
| leonardmaltin.comLeonard MaltinThere's no reason Trouble with the Curve should play as well as it does; it's formulaic and utterly predictable. But it flows so well, and the cast is so likable, that it's hard to resist. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA well-acted and winning drama about a dysfunctional family, baseball scouting, and conscious aging. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin Covert"Trouble With the Curve" is an absolute home run, the total package of charming romantic comedy, poignant family drama and superb acting. |
| The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyEastwood is vastly entertaining as an old-fashioned scout who disdains computers and fancy statistical charts in favor of his own time-tested instincts. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsWholly predictable yet serenely enjoyable. |
| Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondClint Eastwood and a superb cast hit it out of the park in Trouble With The Curve, a great entertainment filled with heart, humor, family drama and fantastic acting. |