Trouble With the Curve (2012)

Randy Brown's screenplay for Trouble With the Curve — his first — is rigged. As the plot goes through the motions toward the ending, inevitably happy, it requires nothing more of its lionized lead than to depend on his innate traits, now iconic. In collusion, director Robert Lorenz, Clint Eastwood's long-time assistant director, lets Eastwood squint and growl through the film without having to act or even talk much about baseball. Read the full review on KCActive.com.