But even i was disappointed with eastwood s performance. Gus lobel is a veteran baseball scout who is nearing the end of his career. Athens hosts justin timberlake, clint eastwood for movie. Clint eastwood, justin timberlake play ball in trouble with. With the talents of clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, and john goodman you would think youd be in for a really good movie. Realising that her father is struggling to keep up with the demands of his job as his eyesight deteriorates, guss daughter mickey reluctantly agrees to accompany her father on his upcoming scouting venture. Justin timberlake on deck for clint eastwood baseball flick amy adams will also star in trouble with the curve, which tells the story of an aging baseball scout. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake trouble with. Clint eastwood plays a crotchety baseball scout who is struggling to both keep his job and patch his broken relationship with his estranged. Clint eastwood, amy adams, and justin timberlake talk trouble with the curve, a star is born, the republican national convention, and more. And now, clint eastwood and justin timberlake on clogging.
How can a old, crabby actor blow playing the role of an old crabby baseball scout. Justin timberlake and clint eastwood play ball in trouble. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him. Trouble with the curve, with clint eastwood and amy adams. Clint eastwood, justin timberlake team up for new movie. Sep 20, 2012 eastwood was immediately impressed with timberlakes eagerness to put life into his own character, even if it meant goofily taking part in a clogging folk dance scenepart of an onscreen. Trouble with the curve benefits from clint eastwood s grizzled charisma and his easy chemistry with a charming amy. How well did eastwood take direction from a man who usually works for him. Justin timberlake on deck for clint eastwood baseball flick mtv. Justin timberlake didnt leave anything to chance when pursuing the part of johnny the flame flanagan alongside clint eastwood in trouble. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake attend. Sep 20, 2012 eastwood, timberlake bond over baseball and golf. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for.
Eastwood plays a baseball scout in robert lorenzs directorial debut. Trouble with the curve, with clint eastwood and amy. An aging baseball scout and his daughter try to mend old wounds. Clint eastwood, justin timberlake team up for new movie the. An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter. An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake and john goodman star in this inspirational sports drama. The relationship that develops between mickey named for mickey mantle and johnny is fun to watch and provides some insight to mickeys reluctance to develop a serious relationship with any man. Justin will play a former pitcher who is now a baseball scout for the new york yankees and also a love interest for amys character, who is the daughter of clints character. Clint eastwood is a pro in trouble with the curve sheknows. Trouble with the curve dvd screen icon and multiple academy award winner clint eastwood gran torino, million dollar baby returns in front of the camera once more for this heartfelt sports dramedy about an aging major league baseball scout on the cusp of retirement. This is the first movie eastwood will star in since 2008s gran torino, which was the highestgrossing eastwood film of all time. Justin timberlake to play ball with clint eastwood and amy adams in robert lorenz trouble with the curve posted on wednesday, february 1st, 2012 by angie han. Sep 24, 2012 justin timberlake and amy adams in trouble with the curve arent in the same league with kevin costner and susan sarandon in bull durham.
Trouble with the curve benefits from clint eastwoods grizzled charisma and his easy chemistry with a charming amy. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake in trouble. The film follows an aging baseball scout eastwood taking one last road trip with his estranged daughter amy adams. Amy adams and justin timberlake joined clint eastwood on the green carpet wednesday night for the trouble with the curve. Robert patrick that justin timberlake surprisingly holds his own with. Clint eastwoods first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. Amy adams,clint eastwood,justin timberlake,john goodman. I am still a fan of eastwoods movie and i dont care clint eastwoods.
Trouble with the curve is a 2012 american sports drama film directed by robert lorenz and starring clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake, matthew lillard, and john goodman. A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last. Clint eastwood is teaming up with justin timberlake in the new movie trouble with the curve. Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout gus lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Justin timberlake lands lead role in clint eastwoods. Starring justin timberlake, clint eastwood, amy adams and john goodman. It is a shame because the movie wastes a fine cast that also includes john. Amy adams carries her part well but i thought sometimes she seemed in awe of clint eastwood, could have been my imagination though. Sep 19, 2012 the movie is little better than watching an old man argue with a chair for two hours. Sep 16, 2012 clint eastwood s first film as an actor for a director other than himself since in the line of fire in 1993, trouble with the curve is a corny, conventional and quite enjoyable fatherdaughter. The official trailer for the trouble with the curve. This is my first watch of this film and i did enjoy it.
Justin timberlake to play ball with clint eastwood and amy. Eastwood was immediately impressed with timberlakes eagerness to put life into his own character, even if it meant goofily taking part in a clogging folk dance scenepart of an onscreen. Trouble with the curve 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. According to variety, the singerturnedactor is in talks to costar with clint eastwood and amy adams in trouble with the curve. I will probably watch this film again in a couple of years time. Justin timberlake is possibly going to bat with clint eastwood. Justin timberlake to star in trouble with the curve. Amy adams, clint eastwood, justin timberlake,john goodman. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake attend trouble. Clint eastwood, john goodman, justin timberlake, robert lorenz, amy adams comments. Trouble with the curve is about life and loss, failure and decline, maybe even aging gracefully. Clint eastwood amy adams justin timberlake john goodman matthew lillard robert patrick. Aug 09, 2012 eastwood stays gruff and fiery, and as he explores his relationship with his daughter, reconnects with the idea of fatherhood and the game of baseball. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake in trouble with.
Hollywood veteran clint eastwood is the lead, and amy adams has been cast as his daughter. In news that is sure to divide movie fans, justin timberlake has landed the lead role in clint eastwoods baseball movie, the trouble with the curve. Mar 21, 2012 if you were hoping to catch a glimpse of justin timberlake, clint eastwood or amy adams around town. If you were hoping to catch a glimpse of justin timberlake, clint eastwood or amy adams around town. Im not a big clint eastwood fan, nor justin timberlake. Trouble with the curve 2012 trouble with the curve.
All justin timberlake movies ranked sep 21, 2012 directed by robert lorenz. Critics explore the trouble with this baseball movie starring clint eastwood, amy adams and justin timberlake. Eastwood stays gruff and fiery, and as he explores his relationship with his daughter, reconnects with the idea of fatherhood and the game of baseball. Tim moore, clint eastwood, michele weisler, randy brown, robert lorenz, clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake. Johnny flanagan justin timberlake is an aspiring sports announcer who was scouted by gus years ago. Clint eastwood, amy adams, justin timberlake trouble with the. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been a top baseball scout for decades, but age has caught up with him. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him on a scouting trip. It seemed the makers of the film went out of their way to make the film as contrived and formulaic as possible. Academy award winner clint eastwood, oscar nominee amy adams, and justin timberlake, star in trouble with the curve, which marks the feature film directorial debut of eastwoods longtime. Justin timberlake joins clint eastwood in baseball drama.
Over 50 images from the baseball drama trouble with the curve, starring clint eastwood and amy adams. Justin timberlake and amy adams in trouble with the curve arent in the same league with kevin costner and susan sarandon in bull durham. Movies justin timberlake on deck for clint eastwood baseball flick amy adams will also star in trouble with the curve, which tells the story of an aging baseball scout. Clint eastwood movie hd an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for one. With clint eastwood, amy adams, john goodman, justin timberlake. Gus lobel clint eastwood has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Clint eastwood strikes a home run for pensioner power with another of his twilight grouches, this time a baseball scout with failing.
Sep 17, 2012 clint eastwood, amy adams, and justin timberlake talk trouble with the curve, a star is born, the republican national convention, and more. Justin timberlake on deck for clint eastwood baseball flick. Filming began in march 2012, and the film was released on september 21. The movie is little better than watching an old man argue with a chair for two hours. In a movie coming out later this month, clint eastwood plays an old baseball scout and justin timberlake his protege. In news that is sure to divide movie fans, justin timberlake has landed the lead role in clint eastwood s baseball movie, the trouble with the curve. Justin timberlake didnt leave anything to chance when pursuing the part of johnny the. Baseball drama trouble with the curve stars clint eastwood and amy adams. Clint eastwood, oscar nominee amy adams, and justin timberlake. Justin timberlake also stars as a rival scout with his sights on an announcing. That being said, this film was not so much about baseball as it was about a. This is the first movie eastwood will star in since 2008s gran. Timberlake, eastwood movie done filming in athens news. Best baseball movies rotten tomatoes movie trailers.