7.7
The Hill
2023
Sometimes to win, you have to change the game.
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.
Jon HammJB
PitobashAmit (Deepesh Solanki)
Suraj SharmaRinku
Madhur MittalDinesh
Aasif MandviAash
Darshan JariwalaVivek
Lake BellBrenda
Alan ArkinRay
Bill PaxtonTom House
Gregory Alan WilliamsDoug
Allyn RachelTheresa
Tzi MaChang
Bar PalyLisette
Pawan ChopraCoach (Lucknow Sports Academy)
Brooke Jaye TaylorWoman in Elevator
Brett ZimmermanMark
Andrew BenatorHotel Manager
Joshua MikelDelivery Guy
Hunter BurkeBall Player
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I can't say there is anything overly noteworthy about <em>'Million Dollar Arm'</em>. but it's well paced and features a great (true) story - it makes for a very enjoyable 124 minutes. Jon Hamm is a good choice to play lead character JB, he does carry the film with his performance. There are other pleasant performances though, Pitobash Tripathy (Amit) stands out most from those behind Hamm. Bill Paxton (Tom), Lake Bell (Brenda), Suraj Sharma (Rinku) and Madhur Mittal (Dinesh) merit props too. It's a feel-good premise, one that is rather nice to see play out. The score is solid, as is the cinematography. It's a positive that they spend a decent chunk of the film actually in India, I had a inkling they might've skipped it but thankfully they do not - they tell the story well. It's probably Disneyfied in ways, but who cares. It isn't anything necessarily special, but I certainly thoroughly enjoyed this. Recommended.
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