'Trouble with the Curve' review: A solid team effort from
Eastwood, Adams and Timberlake  'Trouble with the Curve'
'Trouble with the Curve' (September 17, 2012)  *** (out of four)
Predictable. Corny. Those terms certainly fit “Trouble with the
Curve.” Guess what? They fit the vast majority of sports movies.
Though not without its flaws, “Curve” is a movie you root for.
Veteran baseball scout Gus (Clint Eastwood) has spent his life
knowing what players to get behind. Now, with three months left
on his contract, Gus can barely see, but he’ll be damned if he
lets the younger folks in the Atlanta Braves organization
(including a slimy, sexist Matthew Lillard) push him out the
door. Gus’ friend and colleague, Pete (John Goodman), recommends
that Gus’ daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) join him in North Carolina
to evaluate a hot high school prospect (Joe Massingill) whose
arrogance outweighs his social skills.  Gus is pure Eastwood.
Ask Gus how it’s going, and he’ll growl, “Absolute crap.” He’s a
grouch with a good he