Disclosure: I received passes to attend the screening of Million Dollar Arm.
The whirlwind of excitement from the #ProudSAWoman body-shaming post I wrote, made for an interesting two days. I am still in shock as to how that hashtag transpired and the banning together to say no to body shaming. I had the pleasure of making Thursday even more eventful by joining 12 & 13 year old boys for a movie date night. My sons baseball team along with parents joined us for a private screening of Million Dollar Arm. The movie officially opens May 16th and I highly urge you to plan on taking the family to this Disney PG film.
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.
Sports fan or not this movie will inspire you to be a better person, not take opportunities for granted and remind you that in all of life’s journeys you need to be having fun. This based on a true story movie will leave you with a lump in your throat and have you giggling throughout. I loved that there where trials, tribulations and hard work that went into these boys turning into Major League Players. It is a great reminder that if you have a dream it will take hard work, dedication and fun to get you there.
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