Trouble with the Curve

  • 2012


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$ 48 Million
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Average Rating 2.9/5
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2.0
Adams and Eastwood find real drama in material that, like its star, is creaky but sturdy, turning it into a study of lost opportunities and parental r .. Av Club
2.0
Trouble With The Curve often plays like a kids these days affirmation of its protagonists old fashioned ways, but as much as Eastwood seems to enjoy p .. Av Club
4.5
As for Justin Timberlake, hes still not a great actor, but hes a great leading man. Den Of Geek
2.0
But the film minor league work in the field of Eastwoods good Old Age Movies like Gran Torino cant be excused for swinging at pitches visible a mile a .. EW
3.8
If the story here has certain foreseeable moments, thats not to say they arent set up well and deliver right on time.We might suspect that Bo Gentry a .. Rogerebert
3.0
The movies flashbacks edge on stagey, and the most powerful moments are sometimes muted, which is a shame. Common Sense Media
4.5
Robert Lorenzs square but sturdy directing debut rests on the wonderfully spiky chemistry between Eastwood and Amy Adams as a testy old scout and his .. Variety
4.5
It is the sort of magical movie moment audiences shall be discussing for years to come. We Got This Covered
1.5
Its like John Milius Red Dawn rewritten by Mel Gibson on a halfhearted bender. Austin Chronicle
3.0
Even the old half naked moonlight swim gambit feels fresh with these two involved. Time Out
2.0
Eastwood and Adams do the best they can with the cornball sentimentality and cheesy dialogue, but first time director Robert Lorenz merely photographs .. Time Out
1.3
But, wouldnt you know it, the movie had to go and make the dark horse an underprivileged Latino, at last tacking on a good, old fashioned boost of whi ..
2.5
What promised to be a modest, refreshingly unforced little comedy turns out to be low energy to a fault.
1.5
Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, this heartfelt drama feels tonally reminiscent to Eastwoods films, emphasizing clearly defined characters and barebones .. Screen Daily
4.5
Its a modestly charming formula movie that plays like something better suited for old people and television viewings. Collider
3.5
Clint Eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since In the Line of Fire in 1993, Trouble With the Curve is a corny, convent .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
This is one of the few films in recent years that Eastwood stars in but did not direct.
2.8
Its not an awful movie, but it is a pedestrian one with a rote screenplay and zero ambition. IGN
2.0
As for Adams and Timberlake, they clearly signed on for the chance to work with a genuine screen legend wouldnt you, given the chance E Film Critic
2.0
This baseball drama, light on drama and heavy on baseball, marks the directorial debut of Clint Eastwoods long serving producer Robert Lorenz, and its .. Telegraph
3.5
This amiable, old fashioned film is no world beater, but it underlines why, appearances with empty chairs excepted, it is always a pleasure to see thi ..
3.0
Its ironic, though somehow predictable, that the trouble with Trouble With The Curve lies not with its ageing legend but rather its young pups.This is ..
1.5
Its a too familiar father daughter story, but the issues run much deeper than that. Cinema Blend
3.0
Eastwood, well, is Eastwood. In filmmaking, at least, hes sure of what hes doing. As a director, he remains challenging; merely acting in Curve, he kn .. Ny Daily News
3.5
Rather its a very light drama/ mild comedy with a commercial, feel good vibe making this like GRAN TORINOs family friendly cousin. JoBlo
3.0
Johnny in Trouble with the Curve is no different and Timberlake is a very welcome breath of levity in a movie that relies heavily on Eastwoods crotche .. Screen Rant
1.9
One of those schematic by the number jobs that telegraphs its every pitch. The Globe And Mail
3.1
Gus Lobel is an old school baseball scout, combing the Carolinas for talent.While his fellow recruiters in the Atlanta Braves front office play the st .. Philly
3.1
Trouble With The Curve throws a few breaking balls of its own the movie is a little bland and relentlessly predictable. Philly
4.5
Eastwood is convincing as a grumbling old man who rails against the indignities of old age and the younger generations reliance on computers and smart .. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
One expects a sports movie to have plenty of cliches, but Trouble With the Curve is so loaded with them...that by the end it collapses under the weigh .. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Here is the irony: Trouble With the Curve embodies all of the values it espousesit is an old fashioned, proficient, amiable, and decent moviebut it ha .. Village Voice
2.5
The film has its charm, but its neither as graceful or as spare as a movie Eastwood himself would have directed. Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
The melodramatic baseball film is well executed and acted, crowd pleasing, predictable, safe, contrived, corny, inspirational and sentimental. Sover
2.5
If Eastwood returns to retirement and doesnt re emerge thereafter, this represents a disappointing epitaph for the career of a great movie star. ReelViews
2.0
Its not a comfortable watch, yet Eastwood has that irascible charm that keeps a sense of humor swirling around dark developments. Blu Ray
4.4
Trouble with the Curve is nowhere near as rich or as complex as Eastwoods own greatest movies of the past 20 years, but as a pure entertainment, it sm .. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
Whats particularly shaming is that the earlier movie, about a coach who coldly reduces players to complex statistics, has more genuine heart than this .. Chicago Reader
3.1
The respites with Johnny only serve to remind us how underdeveloped Gus and Mickeys history is and to hold the real heart of this story at a distance .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Laura Clifford Robin Clifford Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) is an old school scout for the Atlanta Braves well past retirement age who lives for his job ..
2.5
Its title notwithstanding, theres nothing that remotely approaches a narrative curve ball in this tired saga of an aging baseball scout. Usa Today
2.5
Two Dramas from Warner Bros. Cloud Atlas (December 2/12) Though one cant help admire the ambition thats clearly on display here, Cloud Atlas, for the .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The screenplay is clunky, tired and predictable, with elements borrowed from many movies. Lariat
3.0
Hotshot rival scout Johnny (Justin Timberlake) enters the equation, but will the youngsters budding romance bring Gus and Mickey closer, or drive them .. Radio Times
3.5
While theres similarly nothing new to that particular setup, the two young performers take the material and run with it, likely to the light delight o .. Screen It
2.0
Adams and Eastwood are much too good for the hokey material before them, and the righteous denouement is so absurd as to be vaguely insulting. Independent
3.1
But theres a crucial difference.As actor and director, Eastwood gave Torino a no bull, hard ass tenacity that wasnt afraid of dark corners or unruly e .. Rolling Stone
2.0
Undemanding audiences will probably enjoy the films loping pace and gentle narrative. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
This is the anti Moneyball movie, a sports film where the ins and outs of same are kept closed off and clandestine. Pop Matters
2.0
Despite decent performances, Trouble With The Curve is a depressingly dull drama that is let down by a predictable script and lacklustre direction and .. View London
2.5
Trouble With the Curve as predictable and suspenseless as a childrens film. Its a softball straight down the middle. News Day
2.0
This perhaps explains why the movie creaks along its timeworn path without any discernible narrative elegance.(The script is by Randy Brown.) Cs Monitor
3.1
PHOTOS: CLINT EASTWOOD AND MORE ACTORS PRODUCING THEIR OWN MOVIES Its hard to believe this is Clints first baseball movie, since the game is such a ti .. New York Post
3.0
Its feel good stuff; you wonder what Eastwood, a terrific director, might have done with it behind the camera.Gus (Eastwood) is a longtime scout for t .. Az Central
3.1
But Adams and Timberlake give the dialogue more effort than it deserves, and their scenes together are unaccountably charming. Boston
3.5
The only self indulgence is one thats not unknown in Eastwoods own work: The movies a little too long. Npr
4.4
Trouble With the Curve is an absolute home run, the total package of charming romantic comedy, poignant family drama and superb acting.Its further pro .. Star Tribune
1.5
Poor Clint Eastwood! Hes a Gran Torino old coot in a Moneyball world.
3.1
Eastwood is enjoyable and Timberlake is charming, but the films real MVP is Adams. Toronto Star
3.0
I am talking about Eastwood the actor, not Eastwood the director, who is one of the most accomplished and senior filmmakers around. Emanuellevy
3.0
Produced by Clint Eastwoods Malpaso company, this genial, unexacting sports movie takes its pace from the ambling gait of Eastwoods octogenarian baseb .. Guardian
2.0
But its sentimental and glutinous, and the ending is almost surreal in its contrivance and unbelievability. Guardian
3.0
It presents a somewhat sprightlier and more coherent Eastwood than the furniture whisperer. Guardian
3.0
The only real problem is that the film should have thrown in a few more dramatic curve balls given that the story is so predictable and the ending gro .. Flim List
3.0
The performances are lovely.Eastwood growls out his part, while Adams is cheerily compelling as ever as Mickey. Eye For Film
5.0
I loved every minute of this uplifting, passionate film, leaving us well satisfied.
4.0
Amy Adams has an appealing mixture of insight and uncertainty, while Clint Eastwood exudes earthy charm and a disconcerting sense of self doubt. Susang Ranger
2.5
But the hearty moments are rare, and Randy Browns screenplay fails to resist sentimentality. Observer
2.0
Nobodys heart or soul is in any real danger, but if you wanted that from a movie youd be somewhere else, not lined up for the cheap hugs it offers. Movies
2.0
This cast works its magic, and I dare you not to tear up when Eastwoods Gus sings You Are My Sunshine Boston Herald
3.0
Gus is a cranky old goat though and refuses to cede ground to the younger scouts coming through with their fondness for computer modelling. Express
3.8
Of course the movie is sentimental. A fairy tale Yes, its that too. Satisfying Yep. Chicago Tribune
3.0
It wont be remembered as a great baseball movie, but its good enough. Bullz-Eye
1.5
She eases her way through this flick with more warmth and grace and charm than it deserves, and so she makes it just barely worth your time.Oh no, the .. Flickfilosopher
3.0
Its not the most nuanced entertainment of the season, but the back and forth between Clint, Adams and Timberlake makes for irresistible cheese. The Irish Times
3.0
But unfortunately this isnt the tale of a sentimental journey to the heart of an old scrooge one would hope for instead its more of one long Youre old .. Blogs Indie Wire
5.0
Its a film you could enjoy with your adolescent childrenor your parents. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Its all ridiculously overstated and completely obvious, bolstered by lame jokes and flat dialogue. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
Go behind the scenes on the Aquaman movie with these exclusive on set images Movie News Jason Momoas solo movie is on its way, and you can take an exc .. Total Film
4.0
Not a baseball movie, but a fine tale of relationships with outstanding performances by Eastwood, Adams, and Matthew Lillard, as a Machiavellian scout .. Tony Medley
4.5
As you may have heard in recent news reports, Eastwood is very old. Pajiba
2.8
This is simply a very predictable, by the numbers story.You can tell exactly how it will end by watching the trailers alone.
3.0
Once it gets to this part of the movie, its no longer all fun and games.
3.0
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity .. Hit Fix
4.5
Surely this isnt the curve hes troubled about.But of course thats wrong: Eastwood knows best. Cnn
3.1
Trouble with the Curve is a father/daughter relationship drama, an inside baseball movie, and a romantic comedy all wrapped together. Thats at least o .. Aisle Seat
3.8
Clint Eastwood has a new movie out and its pretty good, so lets get the cheap jokes out of the way first. Nj
1.5
This is, after all, a Clint Eastwood movie, and its unlikely that hes going to suffer an irreparable defeat. Movie Habit
2.0
If this does turn out to be Eastwoods valedictory, he can at least claim its a step up from his first credited movie role. Oregon Live
4.0
Clint 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 fa .. Boxoffice Magazine
2.5
Lorenzs by the numbers visuals and pacing could easily be mistaken for Eastwoods patented no frills directorial style. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
The film conveys this idea with a visual intelligence that belies its lack of stylistic flash, chiefly through conventional shot reverse shot editing, .. The Age
2.5
Eastwoods minimalism onscreen, which can hover somewhere between the taciturn and the chilling given the quality of the material, is beyond a trademar .. The Age
3.0
This story is mildly interesting, and if scriptwriter Randy Brown has the characters jump through the expected hoops, at least its slick and entertain .. Maki At The Movies
2.0
Essentially this is a tired exercise in out dated storytelling that lacks any level of peril or excitement. Cine Vue
4.5
A sports movie, a romance without sentimentality, and the emotional trauma of a family secret. Varia Gate
2.0
In the dying minutes so many loose ends are quickly tied into pretty bows that you could forgive Eastwood for lashing out, but he simply grins and bea .. Digital Spy
3.0
Trouble With the Curve slaps a few entertaining singles yet never stretches for the extra base in late innings that can be the difference between winn .. Tamp A Bay
3.5
Well, I have got nothing against a bit of ludditeism. You know Im a big fan of Clint Eastwood. Abc
3.8
Ask Gus how its going, and hell growl, Absolute crap..Hes a grouch with a good heart, though, and Eastwood effectively anchors a story about the coura .. Red Eye Chicago
2.5
Everything about Trouble With the Curve is as streamlined and hollow as a Wiffle Ball bat. Stl Today
2.0
Unfortunately, all of these fine performers are adrift in a film that is clunky and cliche ridden. Cleve Land
2.0
You dont need a color commentator to quickly see what has to happen here. Screen Crush
1.0
Mike Four Weddings and a Funeral Newell directs the only way he could, as if he hasnt noticed the direness of the project. Ft
2.5
It is aggressively pleasant and quaintly dull all at once, and eventually its blandness gets the best of it.Professional baseball talent scout Gus Lob .. Dustin Put Man
1.5
Its an amiable but dull little comedy drama without enough laughs or tension to keep you involved. Hollywood And Fine
3.0
As much as I loved Clints squinty eyed punditry at the RNC, his latest pitch for a mitt is to quote Bob Uecker just a bit outside. Patriot Ledger
3.8
1 of 2 View Caption Courtesy photo Clint Eastwood, right, and Amy Adams in a scene from Trouble with the Curve. Sltrib
3.8
Heck, if you love film, theres a pretty darn good chance youre really going to enjoy Trouble with the Curve.
1.5
Movies can be old fashioned without feeling old, but this isnt one of them. Ign
3.1
In fact, its a little hard to see the baseball through the characters rage at the way the indignities of old age are robbing him of purpose. Js Online
3.0
The strength of the performances keeps the humdrum narrative on life support, but an absolutely dreadful ending leaves a bitter aftertaste to an other .. Cinemix Tape
2.0
Knuckleball! is more than enjoyable if you are a fan of the game of baseball. Film Comment
1.5
But that would be according this more serious contemplation than it deserves. Sbs
3.0
Which is about as much as you could wish for in a film about a grumpy old man watching baseball and complaining about life. The Shiz Nit
2.3
A clichd motion picture with a couple of rip snortingly bizarre moments that undermine its own credibility as mainstream, comfortable entertainment. Crave Online
3.1
It may be cliche ridden and somewhat predictable, but its an entertaining and appealing film. Mercury News
2.0
As for the film, even with lowered expectations its far from great.What a shame. Scots Man
2.0
POOR Clint Eastwood.For decades he sat high in the saddle and made our day. Scots Man
3.0
Its for those who favor the thrilling drama of pennant races over the horrifying drama of bodies lying unconscious on the ground. No La
1.5
But if Eastwoods crabbiness sometimes verges on self parody, Adams breathes life into her hackneyed role. What So
4.5
Its predictable and kind of hokey, but it also won me over in spite of its missteps. Its a film that gets by largely on its star power, with Clint Eas .. Bowling Green Daily News
2.5
You can see every single twist and turn of the plot coming at you from 10 miles away. Seattle Times
3.1
In examining the complete arc of Eastwoods career, it becomes difficult to justify the existence of the movie. Clclt
2.0
If Moneyball was made completely wrong, and written by someone who didnt know baseball, it just might have been Trouble With the Curve. Jam! Movies
1.5
It all ends in totally contrived hokum.The Clint we knew and loved would have rasped, What is this crap Tony Mack
3.0
But beyond this ironically funny moments, the film manages to hold together and can be very entertaining. Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
The story is touching, funny when it needs to be, and might even leave you a little sad to see the baseball season end. People
2.0
Its literally the only moment in this infuriatingly boring film that doesnt feel 100% inevitable. Film Blather
3.5
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3.0
It just doesnt have enough bite or personality to stand out in the canon of sports films. Fan The Fire Magazine
4.0
But how could the octogenarian Dirty Harry top his talking to the chair routine Entertainment Time
3.0
Art can imitate life. In places director Robert Lorenz edits the actors so badly that Clint Eastwood and the others really do look like theyre talking .. Tri City Herald
3.5
While Moneyball made a strong case for sabermetrics being the future of baseball, Trouble makes just as strong a case for tried and true scouting as b .. Theepoch Times
3.8
Feeling sorry for the loving father who just doesnt know how to express his emotions, viewers will find themselves willing to stick it out if for no o .. Tulsa World
3.8
Taps into some appealingly old fashioned ideas about the magic of what was once Americas Pastime. Am Ny
1.5
Sports films are loaded with cliches, but what keeps us coming back Graffiti With Punctuation
4.0
The ending is so absurd you can only shake your head.It all has to do with that poor peanut vendor who out of nowhere has a couple of wicked pitches. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
Its viewing so comfortable it could have been directed from a bath chair but it guiltily charms with more corn than harvest time in the Midwest. Sky
3.8
Lorenz uses the formula to his advantage, crafting a reassuringly familiar but well honed yarn that is all but impossible to resist. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
2.5
Unfortunately even a clogging Timberlake cant stop the movies march to a conveniently happy ending. Miami
3.0
It is a funny world in which everyone always witlessly says what they mean, every life episode is dubiously calculated for your favorite characters be .. Willamette Week
3.5
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2.0
It felt stale, repetitive and I knew everything that was coming. Very disappointing because I love baseball! Schmoes Know
4.5
Even if Eastwoods grumpy old man routine wears you down its perhaps too much of a not very good thing there are lots of terrific second bananas. Film.com
2.0
If youre surprised when the uptight lawyer and the cocky hotshot start going clog dancing, skinny dipping and making googly eyes at each other, then w .. Metro Times
3.8
While the script is a rote exercise, its fun to watch the assembled cast at play. Illinois Times
3.0
A warm bit of American classicism with essential themes of humility and sportsmanship. Little White Lies
2.0
Must See World Series Movies The World Series is coming up, and while no self respecting baseball fan would ever watch a movie about the Fall Classic .. Aarp
2.0
Its that kind of film though; characters do what the script needs them to do when the script needs them to be done. Hey U Guys
4.0
The Eastwood/Adams interplay is absolutely great, laugh out loud funny a lot of the time and quietly moving when it needs to be. MSN Movies
2.0
Trouble with the Curve pitches softballs to power hitters. It has major league players and a bush league script. Movie Mom
3.0
Despite this, the film loses a lot of that energy in a final act that makes Lillards character needlessly and foolishly villainous, and then wraps eve .. Movie Line
2.0
Its conservative, sentimental, and shows remarkably leniency for Gus belligerent some might say, unattractively hostile ways. Patrick Nabarro
3.0
Its great to see Clint still willing to crack gags and play to the gallery, but the trouble with Randy Browns debut script is that it curves off targe .. Birmingham Mail
2.0
... Feels outdated, as behind the times as co workers accuse Gus, an octogenarian baseball scout with failing eyesight, of being. Stardem
2.5
Slogging through the first 75 minutes of Trouble with the Curve is akin to watching a scoreless baseball game that doesnt get exciting until the ninth .. Paloalto Online
2.0
Title: Trouble With The Curve Youre Not Going To Make Untoward Comments About Clints Appearance At The Republican National Convention, Are You.How dar .. Blogs Houston Press
3.0
Clint Eastwood plus Americas pastime should have been a grand slam, but the tender yet predictable drama Trouble with the Curve is more of a stand up .. Fox News
2.5
In the first scene in Trouble with the Curve, Clint Eastwood talks to a table, a can of Spam and his penis. I never thought Id miss that chair. Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
2.5
For what it is, it no doubt succeeds. Its just that Eastwood usually strives for something more. Movie Metropolis
3.0
Last years brilliant, brainy Moneyball may have scored first on the topic of gut instincts versus statistics.But on practically every other pitch, for .. American Profile
3.8
Gran Torino felt like a fitting end to Clint Eastwoods acting career. Turns out Trouble with the Curve is just as solid a send off. Big Hollywood
2.5
While its never good to pull anything out of thin air, the way everything is laid out takes away much of the potential drama.Foreshadowing is definite .. Movie Views
3.1
Eastwood growling and spouting off one liners might make some giggle, but the true virtuosity of his performance is so much more nuanced and touching.
2.0
Muttering in a hoarse whisper, stooping just a bit, finds an angry grace and pathos more satisfying than anything else in this grooved fastball of a m .. Dallas News
3.1
Trouble With the Curve is an entertaining and enjoyable movie. It just doesnt say anything new about either baseball or parent child relationships tha .. Jc Online
3.1
As a baseball fan who agrees with the traditional side of the scouting argument, Trouble With the Curve is acceptable lightweight entertainment. Atlantic City Weekly
3.0
It does so much wrong, and it is so proud of itself for it. But its too much fun watching these actors have such fun. Deads
1.0
Seemingly written by people who have either never seen a baseball game or havent followed the sport in years Technology Tell
3.5
Yes this is a baseball movie, and its a good baseball movie; but baseball simply is the backdrop for a touching, well acted film. Ladue News
3.8
Trouble with the Curve is funny, sad, wise, all those things we want movies to be.
3.8
By the end, as hokey as this might seem, I found myself getting caught up it in emotionally and overall, it somehow manages to work. Ny 1
3.1
Trouble with the Curve isnt one of those sports movies that inspires audiences to stand up and cheer. Yet the interior challenges Gus and Mickey face, .. Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) ..
2.0
The subtle themes of aging, father daughter relationships, loss, a sense of purpose, and staying relevant all find a place in a film of quiet but pene .. Spectrum (St. George, Utah ..
2.0
Its a shame that Kevin Costner had already taken the title The Postman as it perfectly defines Curve a film where every single plot development is tel .. The Crat
2.0
Given this talent scouts failing sight, Gus may not be able to see a hit, but he can most certainly hear one. Which just might be a perfect remedy for ..
2.5
Everyone seems to be sleepwalking through their parts in this picture. National Post
4.0
Thanks to Warner Home Video, Moviehole has 5 DVD double copies of Trouble with the Curve starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams to giveaway.Gus Lobel ( .. Movie Hole
3.0
A frustrating yet heart warming film that misses the mark due to a predictable and dated script, not to mention the poor performances from the support .. MovieFIX
2.5
Yet it reflects a cognitive dissonance that runs deep in the film. Planit North West
2.5
Trouble is second rate Eastwood, existing in a parallel universe where the celebrity has been reduced to a Hallmark movie of the week actor, not one o ..
4.5
Eastwood manages to maintain his decorum throughout, like some veteran pitcher whos lost the speed off his fastball and relies on a sneaky change up. ..
3.1
A slight movie, thoroughly predictable, but buoyed by its cast, even if all their moves have been better elsewhere.



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