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SYNOPSIS:

Based on a true story, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) finds that business has changed and things aren’t going well for his career. In a last ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseball’s next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a major league baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality show competition called “The Million Dollar Arm.” With the help of cantankerous but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout Ray Poitevint (Alan Arkin), he discovers Dinesh (played by Madhur Mittal from “Slumdog Millionaire”) and Rinku (played by Suraj Sharma from “Life of Pi”), two 18-year-old boys who have no idea about playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in India, the boys, who have never left their rural villages, are equally challenged when they come to the States. As the boys learn the finer points of baseball, JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda (Lake Bell), learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.

On Nate’s birthday, I had the pleasure of taking him to see Disney’s Million Dollar Arm. He turned 11 that day, and I think he was the perfect age for this movie!

I didn’t realize until the movie began that it was based on a true story. This made it even better and sweeter. It is a true story of someone realizing when they have their priorities mixed up – and fixing it! (Those stories are my favorite!)

My concern with the movie was the women that were staying over at Berstein’s house. You know that my family falls on the strict side of the spectrum, so it should come as no surprise that I thought Disney could have completely left this out of the film and I would have liked it much better. Because of this, I wouldn’t take children younger than Nate to see the movie.

With that said, we had a blast and both loved the movie.

Have you seen it? What did you think?!

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