Another standard Hollywood plot

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2013)

Trouble with the Curve is a story of a daughter getting back to terms with her father and the story of the father proving modern technology scouts wrong. It is a heartwarming story that makes it hard for some of the audience to hold back tears. It makes you leave the theater feeling good but once you dig a little deeper into it, it is just another one of Hollywoods overused plots. The ending of the movie is also obvious from the beginning and they didn't develop some characters enough. Bo Gentry, the top prospect everyone is talking about, plays as just a plain jerk to everyone, including a peanut vendor in ONE scene. The peanut vendor, who Bo dubbed him the name 'Peanut Boy' comes back and pitches against him in the end, in which Bo isn't able to get a bat on any of his pitches. Now this scene could have been a lot more heartwarming if they would have developed 'Peanut Boy' into at least a minor character. He only appears in one scene prior to everyone finding out he was a great pitcher. If you were in the bathroom, just happened to not be paying attention, or even just watching the movie, this little gesture Bo made to the peanut vendor, would not even register in your mind. Only the audience with a keen memory would remember this scene. Overall, the movie did have it's moments, but we have all seen similar movies before.