Just what I expected. Just what I needed.

Rating: 5/10 (15 December 2014)

You know, there are some days when you just need a simple movie to go through the motions. One of those that will forgive you checking your mobile phone or your Facebook while you watch it, because no matter how many times you disregard it, you will still be able to get back into the movie. Million dollar arm is exactly what I needed for my Sunday evening, when my mind was already thinking about my next day at work.
A sports agent (Jon Ham) is on the edge of going out of business but he has a big idea: he will go to India to find talented kids, who can pitch like a National baseball league player as part of the "Million dollar arm" campaign. Everything goes from bad to worse, as you would expect, but after going around the country for days or weeks, he finally comes across two boys who seem to have what it takes. Neither of them has ever played baseball or any sports alike but Jon Ham takes them to the USA regardless.
They will spend the following months learning how to play baseball for a trial in front of professional teams at the end of it. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to leave their old life behind once and for all, to make the billions of Indians who are following them proud, and to save Jon Ham from a hopeless future.
It's not hard to imagine the clichés you will encounter in this movie: the man that is old but still has the best eye (or ear in this case) for spotting talent, the girl next door who is sweet and kind and makes Jon ham more human, the stereotypes about Indians, etc
I was hoping also for a moment of fist pumping at some stage but I never saw it. Maybe the greatest moment of the movie caught looking at my phone. Either way, a nice enough movie to watch on a Sunday when you are bored and feel lazy.