Feel Good Flick!

Rating: 8/10 (9 May 2014)

Million Dollar Arm (English): No, this isn't 'Slumdog Millionaire', though it has got some shades of it. Based on true lives of Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, the famous baseball pitchers, this Disney film has got the heart along with the thrills and chills. The problem with the film is the second half which gets slightly melodramatic, but overall it is a feel-good film added with humour, patriotism, emotions, loaded with brilliant performances by John Hamm, Bill Paxton, Madhur Mittal, Suraj Sharma and especially Tzi Ma, Darshan Jariwala, Pitobash and who are riveting, then comes the cinematography by Gyula Pados where the wide shots, the Indian mood and even the game has been beautifully captured, the music score by A. R. Rahman which is narrative complimenting, excellent and somewhat better than 'Slumdog Millionaire' in my view. Overall, director Craig Gillespie's narration in this sporty film is simple, slightly slow in the second half, yet sweet meant for a must watch. My rating would be: 4/5.