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Million Dollar Arm

2014

Craig Gillespie

Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal ...

5.7

2,175

Drama In 2008, J. B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm) is a sports agent who finds his business being seriously outplayed by his deep-pocketed competitors. Inspired by reality shows and Indian cricket games on TV, Bernstein gets the bold idea of finding cricket players in India and training them to become pro baseball players in America. After a long search, Bernstein finds two talented, but non-cricket playing, youths, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"Jon Hamm (...) doesn’t shy away from revealing a darker underbelly to his underdog character, as well as a keenly-observed script by Tom McCarthy and deft direction by Craig Gillespie."	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Though 'Million Dollar Arm' has an undeniable sweetness, there's a persistent phoniness to the script that leaves its twists and turns feeling manufactured."	NEU
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"Sometimes a hard-hitting expose, sometimes a big-hearted crowdpleaser, 'Million Dollar Arm' wants it both ways to be sure, but its instincts are mostly right on the money, as are its actors."	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"[A] watchable but rambling, flaccid movie."	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"McCarthy(...) allows the dialogue to breathe and reveal bits of character along with the more expedient bits of plot advancement. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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