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Trouble with Trust

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When you have done one thing your entire life, it is the backbone of your existence what happens to you when it is suddenly taken away? In Trouble With the Curve starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams, Gus has been a baseball scout for as long as he can remember.  He has a keen eye to finding the best of the best and sticks with his gut.  When his eye sight starts failing and he starts to go legally blind he doesn’t  know what to do or where to turn.  His friends ask his lawyer daughter to help him when they know he would never ask for her help. When she arrives to “help” him, he keeps telling her to leave that he doesn’t need help and she keeps staying.  Stubbornness runs in the family.  The story follows the two on this journey of self-discovery – who are you when everyone around you is saying you lost it. 
This movie was different than I expected.  I was expecting light-hearted banter between Eastwood and Adams.  Even though there was some there were a lot of serious moments that I wasn’t expecting.  The trailers made the movie out to be a comedy/drama when in the end it was more of a drama than anything.  Eastwood seemed out of place, uncomfortable in this role. I have seen him in many movies before and from the previous movies I have seen he was at ease, taking a hold of character and playing it well.  In this case, he seemed awkward and uncomfortable in the role.  Perhaps that is the portrayal of the character but it seemed that every line he read took a toll on him as an actor; almost agony for him to read his lines.  Adams on the other hand portrayed her tough, smart, stubborn character to a tee.  Her portrayal of a strong woman who isn’t sure of what she wants was perfect.  The more she interacted with her father the more she began to question her lifestyle and who she is and what she wants to do.  It was nice at the end of the film to see her relax and be happy because she found a place she belongs, a place where she knows she can succeed because it’s in her blood.
The movie is all about trusting yourself and trusting what you love.  No matter what happens, always fall back on what you love, what feels right to you in your gut. Trust yourself more than anything else. In the end that is all you will have.  And if you can’t trust yourself, you have nothing left.

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