i do not know about the real cobb but i get the distinct impression that the filmmaker aim be to try to soften his jagged edge and reputation and not give u a true portrait of the man himself . in the movie and besides a few racist remark and he show to be just another hard nose and cantakerous old coot ( he so full of life . ) with a heart of gold ( more or less ) . this be also the bad act i have see t. l. jones do ( he bring nothing new or subtle to his stereotyped character ) . he just doesn not flesh out cobb in a way that pull me into the movie . not for one minute do i forget that it be tommy lee jones on the screen pretend to be ty cobb . robert wuhl didnt impress either . the comedic element in this movie be just distract and didnt ring true at all . a bloody waste of time and it be .