Friday 30 May 2014

Million Dollar Arm, 2.5 Stars

I enjoyed this movie - it's an interesting story (if you like baseball or India). However the movie drags and there are some scenes that I'm sure could have gone faster.

Jon Hamm (TV's Mad Men) is the central character and is fine. Lake Bell (No Strings Attached), whom I like, plays her usual role - she needs to show more range (or I need to see her in a different type of film...). Bill Paxton (Apollo 13) plays his reliable self. But the character that steals it all (once again) is Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) - the timing and delivery of his lines are excellent and he brightens the movie with each appearance.

Otherwise, not much to tell. The trailer describes most of the story which is predictable. I'd like to see it again but I wouldn't rush out - nice rental when there's nothing else.