Trouble With The Curve ((hot))

The story follows Gus Lobel (Eastwood), an aging scout for the Atlanta Braves. Gus is a relic of a bygone era; he doesn’t use a computer, he trusts his ears more than a spreadsheet, and he’s losing his sight. The Braves’ front office, led by a young, data-driven executive (Matthew Lillard), is ready to put Gus out to pasture, favoring "moneyball" metrics over Gus’s gut instincts.

Trouble with the Curve is not a perfect film. It is predictable. You know the cranky old scout will be right; you know the data bros will be humiliated; you know the father and daughter will reconcile. But predictability is not a sin—it is a genre feature. Trouble with the Curve

To prove he’s still got it, Gus heads to North Carolina to scout a top high school prospect. Concerned for his health and his job, his estranged daughter Mickey (Amy Adams)—a high-powered lawyer on the verge of making partner—decides to join him. Along the way, they encounter Johnny "Flame" Flanagan (Justin Timberlake), a former pitcher Gus once scouted, who is now trying his hand at scouting while nursing a crush on Mickey. The Clash of Eras: Scouts vs. Stats The story follows Gus Lobel (Eastwood), an aging

A high-powered lawyer on the verge of making partner who possesses deep baseball knowledge from her childhood. Johnny Flanagan (Justin Timberlake): Trouble with the Curve is not a perfect film

It is the cinematic equivalent of a solid single up the middle: not a home run, but it gets the job done and advances the runner.