Trouble with the Curve

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 21, 2012

6.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 97 Ratings

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makrtik2Sep 21, 2012

We have been Clint fans since his spaghetti western and Rowdy Yates days. Sadly this movie is not worthy of him, or the other fine actors on it. The movie is little more than a series of drab cliches, strung together is a plodding andWe have been Clint fans since his spaghetti western and Rowdy Yates days. Sadly this movie is not worthy of him, or the other fine actors on it. The movie is little more than a series of drab cliches, strung together is a plodding and predictable manner. It limps, coughs , and stutters along, never getting off the ground; and finally ends with "and everyone lived happily ever after" that would embarrass the director of a G (for gooey sweet) movie aimed at a six year old audience level. While Amy Adams, and John Goodman give sophisticated, nuanced, and strong performances, they only serve to show up how very bad the movie is. Justin Timberlake is egregiously miscast to play opposite Amy Adams, and he comes off as a high school drama club reject... when compared against Adam's exceptional performance. I am a long time fan of Clint Eastwood, and wish I could give at least a warm review to this film. However, as I and one other person were the only people sitting in a theater that could accommodate hundreds, this afternoon it is hard to miss the obvious. My advice: skip the popcorn, you'll have more than enough old chestnuts to chew on. Better yet, rent an old Clint Eastwood film, and enjoy him in his glory days.… Expand

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scott7reeSep 22, 2012

Horrible movie. I love baseball movies...but it is clear there were no baseball players on the production team. Not sure how such an amazing cast could push out this garbage.

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eliteco3Feb 21, 2013

This film pales in comparison to other baseball flicks that have hit the big screen. Being able to determine a prospect's worth by the sound of his bat is silly. Their are so many goofs and cliches. The ending will leave many scratching theirThis film pales in comparison to other baseball flicks that have hit the big screen. Being able to determine a prospect's worth by the sound of his bat is silly. Their are so many goofs and cliches. The ending will leave many scratching their head. It tries to be feel good but comes off awkward and silly.… Expand

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BroyaxFeb 6, 2018

Papy Clint nous sert une comédie psychodramatique qu'il n'a pas réalisée mais qu'il aurait pu réaliser tant on reconnaît son style ici, épuré et classique bien qu'un peu plat. Il reprend son rôle de vieux bougon râleur (cf Gran Torino et al.)Papy Clint nous sert une comédie psychodramatique qu'il n'a pas réalisée mais qu'il aurait pu réaliser tant on reconnaît son style ici, épuré et classique bien qu'un peu plat. Il reprend son rôle de vieux bougon râleur (cf Gran Torino et al.) et de sa relation compliquée avec sa fille unique, avocate surmenée et "working girl" au taquet.

Cette relation plus ou moins conflictuelle est assez distrayante malgré son côté un brin forcé et outré mais ceci explique cela sans doute. Cette "Nouvelle Chance" se déroule dans le milieu du base-ball, car Papy est recruteur à l'extrême bord de la retraite qu'il ne veut pas prendre : d'ailleurs il a l'air d'avoir 90 ans et lorsque sa fille dit en avoir 33 alors qu'elle en paraît 40, on se dit qu'il y a un sérieux problème comptable. A moins qu'il ne l'ait faite au bord de sa pré-retraite bien sûr...

Le base-ball, en tout cas, on s'en cogne comme de l'an 40, ce qui ne plaide naturellement pas en faveur du film, lequel commet un autre impair, plus sévère celui-ci, en la présence de la quiche Timberlake : le petit connard couineur fait en effet l'acteur à ses heures perdues pour le plus grand malheur des spectateurs. Aussi, sa présence remarquée ici est-elle particulièrement désagréable et affligeante.

Cela n'est que le cadet des soucis de ce petit film léger mais très lourd au visionnage : il est lent, il se perd en longueurs et il est globalement et incroyablement nunuche. Papy peut faire sourire mais son numéro est usé jusqu'à la corde ; Amy Adams est une jolie milf bientôt cougar qui devrait se couper les cheveux : on dirait une putain de pub L'Oréal.

Pas de chance donc avec ce film balourd, gnangnan et abrutissant qui m'a rendu presque aussi aigri que Clint.… Expand

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amheretojudgeAug 28, 2018

the title and the last act..

Trouble With The Curve Trouble With The Curve is a plot driven sport drama about a bonding between a father and daughter that is resolved through their mutual interest. The structure is familiar, thethe title and the last act..

Trouble With The Curve

Trouble With The Curve is a plot driven sport drama about a bonding between a father and daughter that is resolved through their mutual interest. The structure is familiar, the conversations are cheesy, the writing is sloppy and the execution is daft. Ticking for almost two hours, their barely resides a fifteen minutes of craft worth to explore onto. Not a single thread of the feature allows the audience to root for the characters and even though the stakes gets higher, the tale never lives up to its repercussions that it ought to breed. The chemistry between Adams and Eastwood is uncomfortably itchy whilst hers with Timberlake is flat out annoying. And the primary reason to that would be writing that isn't polished or edited or bred appropriately for it to either respect the sincerity or the crisp of it. Addition to that, the knack for imputing humor forcibly, shucks away the earned integrity and undermines the momentum. The characters are undercooked and walks on benignly projected track that develops on unstable writing material. It falls flatly on technical aspects like background score, editing, cinematography and sound department. The camera work too is imaturely handled with no whatsoever courtesy to at least try to convince the audience. Brown's writing is questionable whilst Lorenz's execution is redundant at points where his conventional bubble bursts before it is even in existent. Adams and Eastwood may try hard but there isn't room enough to chew in the character's perspective while Timberlake on the other hand is flat out one dimensional with Goodman's decent support. The title and the last act are the only high points of this feature. Trouble With The Curve is actually a trouble for the makers, viewers and the actors who all deserved better, a lot better.… Expand

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