Director: Robert Lorenz
UK Release Date: 30th November 2012
Running Time: 11 minutes
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams, John Goodman
When we first saw that "Trouble with the Curve" was going to be released we were very excited about watching it. However, for one reason or another, it has taken us over a year to actually get around to watching the movie and for some other reason the longer we left it the less we wanted to see it. Luckily, we were not disappointed with "Trouble with the Curve" and found that it was a good film but far from spectacular.
The storyline focuses on Gus (Clint Eastwood), a nearly retired baseball scout and old age is slowly taking its toll on him. In a world where most sports are now feeling the influence of technology, Gus's club are starting to think he is surplus to requirements and with a tough relationship with this daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), life is becoming more of a struggle.
Without the likes of Eastwood and Adams we are not sure how this film would have turned out. It was another solid performance by Eastwood, who gave his usual and very good rough-tough performance. Adams played the counter role perfectly. The two complimented each other on screen really well which gave great depth to both of their characters. This was very pivotal in the film as the story evolves around Gus as a non-existent father figure and Mickey as the innocent and needing her father figure. This relationship is probably the best thing about the film in terms of depth as the rest focuses on plot lines rather than character relationships.
Other big names that feature in this film are Justin Timberlake and John Goodman with the latter giving the sort of performance we come to expect. Timberlake however, was average. It certainly was not one of his best performances but we are not sure it was the right role for him. For us, Timberlake looked out of his depth against good performances from Eastwood, Adams and Goodman on the contrary to "Runner Runner" (2013) where he was one of the better things to come out of a disappointing film and cast performances.
"Trouble with the Curve" is a solid film with good performances from the cast. If you are a fan of baseball then it will be definitely a film for you, although it can be enjoyed by those who are not fans as well. As a film it can offer a few things for the audience; the first being a story about baseball and another the troubled relationship between father and daughter. This, at times, was very emotional and has to be accredited to Adams and Eastwood's performances. Although rather predictable, the film is an entertaining watch and is good to view.
M+F Rating: 7/10
Reviewed by M+F Reviews.
I personally don't think Justin Timberlake has any business acting in movies. Sure he was terrific in Social Network and Friends with Benefits. But those were specific roles that could have very easily been left out. In this film you can see that he doesn't have the acting chops to add something.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Michael. We have to say, we are starting to agree with you. At first we liked the idea of Justin Timberlake in films, like you say, he was good in Friends with Benefits and Social Network but in this he was nothing special at all. Also, he only stood out slightly in Runner Runner as others like Ben Affleck majorly underperformed. He is going to have to deliver a very big performance soon to gain some credibility if he wants to carry on acting.
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