Trouble With the Curve (2012)

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE  (2012)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Robert Lorenz
    Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake,
    John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, Robert Patrick,
    Bob Gunton, George Wyner, Ed Lauter
Clint plays an old-school baseball scout whose eyesight is failing. Amy Adams plays his estranged daughter, a high-powered attorney who tags along with the old man on a tour of minor league parks in the Carolinas, where a hot prospect is hitting the cover off the ball. There's nothing in this movie you haven't seen before, not much Eastwood hasn't done before, nothing you can't see coming a long way off. And, I don't know, maybe that's why it works. Without having to put much thought into what's going to happen next, you're free to kick back and appreciate the ease and confidence with which the formula's delivered. It's like the cinematic equivalent of walking into a comfortable bar. Find a table. Order a cold one. See what's on the jukebox. Maybe shoot a game of pool. Forget about life for a couple of hours. Make yourself at home.