The critics aren't always right.

Rating: 8/10 (22 August 2014)

I really enjoyed this movie despite its rating. I don't like baseball and really don't care for sports-related movies unless the move is about auto racing. The reason I watched this is because I really enjoy the acting of Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams.
In the movie, the problems between father and daughter, and why he did the things the way he did when she was a child are important to her--but he didn't realize the effect it had on her. He doesn't understand that the choices he made affected her, and she doesn't understand why he sent her away to live with other family when she was so young after her mother died. Then there's the budding relationship between Mickey and Johnny. If I go any further, I will have to issue a 'spoiler alert,' so I will end my review here.