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Critics Consensus: Pleasant to a fault, Million Dollar Arm is a middle-of-the-plate pitch that coasts on Jon Hamm's considerable charm without adding any truly original curves to Disney's inspirational sports formula.
Critic Consensus: Pleasant to a fault, Million Dollar Arm is a middle-of-the-plate pitch that coasts on Jon Hamm's considerable charm without adding any truly original curves to Disney's inspirational sports formula.
All Critics (143) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (92) | Rotten (51) | DVD (1)
A cold, hard business story, reshaped by Disney into a warm, fuzzy hug.
Sappy, saccharine, and predictable to the point where it's almost painful.
A completely by-the-numbers affair.
JB is not the wisest of men and Million Dollar Arm makes no bones about him being a character in need of an upward arc. Even so, the movie never sacrifices the other characters as mere handmaidens to his growth.
Million Dollar Arm, based on true events, did a fairly good job of keeping me engaged even though I knew exactly where it was going every step of the way.
There is a gaping hole where "Million Dollar Arm"'s heart should be that widens to crater-size in the second half.
It may not hit a home run, but Million Dollar Arm definitely does not strike out.
It's just hard to root for [Jon Hamm's character], which in turn makes it hard to root for "Million Dollar Arm."
Million Dollar Arm makes us want to spend time with its people, and while the movie is successful in many other respects as well, this is its biggest and best victory.
The film is comfortable being a textbook pitch, one that brings home game-going rather than game-changing points.
With lavish, warm cinematography capturing a magical-looking Mumbai... and some snappy dialogue between Hamm and Bell, Million Dollar Arm might not achieve anything remarkable, but takes a good swing at it nonetheless.
Viewers won't be all that surprised by the big moments in Million Dollar Arm, but they will be charmed by its small moments (be on the lookout for Amit's coaching debut).
Formulaic is the operative word
Super Reviewer
A typical feel-good movie that believes that being charming is enough to keep us interested, but it is clichéd, excessively predictable to the point of being annoying and tries to sell us an incredibly corny (and laughable) message that "baseball shouldn't be about business but about fun."
J.B.: How fast do they pitch in cricket?...Fine, bowl. How fast do they bowl in cricket? It is easy to see the main issue with Million Dollar Arm, as it is all over the poster. I like Jon Hamm, I look forward to seeing what he does, once Mad Men ends and he can really delve into some much better film roles, which he is more than able to handle, but his character is not the interesting part of this story adapted from reality. Still, we follow this sports agent in a film that takes the Disney sports movie formula (which has worked many times before) and applies it to this "Jerry Maguire heads to India" story. Unfortunately, while there are commendable elements, the film has little desire to really delve into the more interesting material involving the two kids with the million dollar arms. read the whole review at thecodeiszeek.com
Though charming, inspiring and visually appealing, Million Dollar Arm presents a captivating story with somewhat choppy potholes in its presentation. Jon Hamm is fantastic along with the prospective cast, but it's not enough (even with the Disney charm) to fully hit out of the park. 3/5
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