Trouble with the Curve
Film2012111 min

Trouble with the Curve

Taste attributes: dramaromancesportsslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all

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"Whatever Life Throws at You."

Boxlist takeStirring and slow-burning: a simple romantic drama, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

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. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young player-turned-scout.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Clint EastwoodAmy AdamsJustin TimberlakeJohn GoodmanMatthew Lillard

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2012
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
Malpaso Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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