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. Nevertheless, Gus, who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat, refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm whose drive and ambition has put her on the fast track to becoming partner. Against her better judgment, and over Gus's objections, Mickey joins him on his latest scouting trip to North Carolina, jeopardizing her own career to save his. Forced to spend time together for the first time in years, each makes new discoveries, revealing long-held truths about their past and present that could change their future.
This was a great character drama. Clint Eastwood played pretty much the same role that he has in his last couple of movies. Hey - if it ain't broke - don't fix it. Amy Adams was great as the daughter to the dad that was never there. The baseball intricacies were great and Justin Timberlake continues to get better and better as an actor.
I would definitely recommend that people check this out. It is an amazing father/daughter movie. The story was simple yet touching. The main characters all had great hooks that make you care. And all of the main actors played very well off of each other.
