"Trouble with the Curve" is good fall entertainment for those who aren't looking for a big challenge and like old-school baseball over the statistic-heavy "Moneyball."

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 4, 2023

Trouble with the Curve might not have the same movie magic as Moneyball but Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, and Justin Timberlake help make it a charmer and capture the dynamic of a changing game.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2022

The saccharine melodrama waned on me as those minutes passed by, hoping that this film didn't end up going into extra innings.

| Feb 11, 2022

If you love Eastwood, you'll love this film.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 26, 2020

It's conservative, sentimental, and shows remarkably leniency for Gus' belligerent - some might say, unattractively hostile - ways.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 31, 2019

amiable and undemanding

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2019

A refreshingly old-fashioned crowd pleaser.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2019

It's predictable and kind of hokey, but it also won me over in spite of its missteps. It's a film that gets by largely on its star power, with Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams making this much more bearable than it probably should be.

| Apr 11, 2019

Trouble with the Curve is funny, sad, wise, all those things we want movies to be.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 20, 2018

Yes this is a baseball movie, and it's a good baseball movie; but baseball simply is the backdrop for a touching, well-acted film.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 2, 2018

The handling of the themes feels shallow with little grit.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 23, 2018

Feeling sorry for the loving father who just doesn't know how to express his emotions, viewers will find themselves willing to stick it out if for no other reason but to root for Gus and Mickey.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 16, 2018

While 'Moneyball' made a strong case for sabermetrics being the future of baseball, 'Trouble' makes just as strong a case for tried-and-true scouting as being the foundation.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 24, 2016

Like a big, looping knuckleball, Clint Eastwood's new movie wanders amiably, threatens to go wild, but in the end settles smack in the middle of the plate.

| Original Score: 4 of 5 | Jun 10, 2016

"Trouble With The Curve" is a picture of small pleasures, and a lunkheaded finale isn't enough to ruin all of the good will it earns through its first two acts.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 17, 2016

Doesn't just remind you what a great screen presence Clint Eastwood is; it makes you appreciate him even more as a director because Lorenz does such a terrible job.

Full Review | May 3, 2015

For all its occasional tin ear, Dr Phil dialogue, its contrivances and shortcuts, this remains a fundamentally sound and solid entertainment with a deep-rooted conviction that how we treat each other matters.

| May 12, 2014

Long stretches of Trouble With the Curve make you wish you had other ways to occupy yourself.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 12, 2014

The good news is that Eastwood does his thing to perfection, Adams provides the spunky cuteness, and Timberlake couldn't scrub his eager charm off with a Brillo pad if he tried.

| May 12, 2014

Eastwood manages to maintain his decorum throughout, like some veteran pitcher who's lost the speed off his fastball and relies on a sneaky change-up. He does just a few things, but he does them remarkably well.

| May 12, 2014