Life Throws a Curveball at an Aging Baseball Scout

Rating: 6/10 (9 May 2017)

"Gus Lobel" (Clint Eastwood) is an aging baseball scout who has recently developed problems with his vision which drastically impacts his ability to do his job. Because of that, a close family friend by the name of "Pete Klein" (John Goodman) convinces Gus' daughter "Mickey Lobel" (Amy Adams) to temporarily put her incredibly hectic career on hold long enough to travel to North Carolina to help Gus evaluate an important but extremely arrogant prospect named "Bo Gentry" (Joe Massingill). Unfortunately, because of his gruff nature Gus and Mickey have great difficulty bridging what has long been a severely strained relationship causing a great amount of grief and heartache-especially for Mickey. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an okay film which benefited from a decent cast and the enjoyable baseball background. However, I didn't especially care for the steady amount of drama which cast a rather dark shadow over what could have been a very entertaining film. At least, that is how it seemed to me. That being said, I have rated this movie accordingly. Slightly above average.