A Crisp Sound of a Blockbuster Hit.

Justin Timberlake has a voice modulation that was established in and for the music industry. His recent involvement in the movie industry is a hay stalk in a diamond stack; he neither shines or adds weight to the lot. Friends with Benefits (2011), In Time (2011), these films could've been played by anyone. It has come to Russovoir's knowledge talent comes second best - Hollywood, too, is dirty politics.

Maybe Russovoir lost his keen eye of how acting should be, or maybe the industry is his playground to make films of rather unconvincing performances. Having said that, and looking at upcoming films Justin has signed up for next year, he's not removing the pacifier anytime soon. It's no use ranting - the bridge to the greener side has not been built - all we can do as audience of the manipulative puppet show is to choose between a standing ovation or a tumbleweed silence.

Trouble With the Curve was a re-curve-ry by its compelling plot and Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams. Adams is that actress, possibly resulted from upbringing (raised in Colorado), who is not afraid to get her hands dirty. "Hands dirty" meaning a spectrum of roles vastly different from each other; the "cleaner" the role, not as challenging.

"For a lawyer, you know so much about baseball."

While Clint Eastwood is an icon by default, this is Russovoir's first film of his. It goes with age and maturity, perhaps, to appeal with Eastwood's films. With a reputation to uphold, it is no surprise the film is a million dollar baby, among others of Eastwood's filmography.

There are no words, at least the technicalities of baseball, that Russovoir can, or must say to contribute a positive and credible review on the film. A home run and a strike were jargons that came to Russovoir's knowledge, not from experience, but from earlier films, TV series even (Hey Arnold!) that broached on it. You can probably tell how Russovoir has a working knowledge on every sport. So the trouble with the curve in baseball was yet another information learned.

A strike in baseball technicalities, where then does Russovoir stand a home run for an effective review? What he does best, of course: psychology of the film. The relationship of a father and a daughter is powerfully expressed that for a minute, Russovoir didn't see it as Trouble With the Curve but Trouble With Fatherly Love. A daughter, a child, heck everyone, crucially during adolescent years, wants to feel wanted, to be accepted. Now the trouble begins when it's not given, a child will grow up with a gap to fill, a longing where he/she will spend the rest of his/her - half, if he/she is lucky - life proving to everyone his/her worth. Although in one's perspective that's thoughtful, to the ones doing it, it's a constant battle of purpose.

"I said, I'll think about it."

Understand what Russovoir is talking about in Trouble With the Curve. One doesn't need to be a baseball fan - Moneyball (2011) was taken differently and still loved it - to enjoy the film. It's for everyone who has a father, estranged fathers for intensity. The rest will follow, what particularly is the curve and why is it such a menace.