Writer(s)- Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book "Moneyball" By Matthew Lewis
Starring- Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Critics Review- "One of the most soulful baseball movies--it confronts the anguish of a very tough game."-David Denby "New Yorker"
Out of a possible of 5 stars- 4 Stars
My Review-
This is not a movie about baseball, then again it is. This movie is more about what happens behind the scenes in baseball rather than dealing with all the players and their private lives. We always hear about trade deadlines and this player got traded to this team or this player got released. This movie shows us about the troubles it takes to put a team together. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane the General Manager of the Oakland A's who cannot seem to make it to the playoffs with out messing up. Pitt's character with the help of Jonah Hill's character; where in his first dramatic role that i have seen him does an amazing job and has earned his first Golden Globe nomination in my opinion. For me this is Brad Pitt's best film in a long time with the exception of 2009s Inglorious Basterds. This film maybe boring to some people since it deals a lot with math and the statistics of players rather than how good they are in the first place. For some people this movie maybe boring, but if you love baseball and watch it every season you will be into this movie from start to finish. This is the type of movie where you root for the underdog and hope that everything works out. This is one movie i will watch again, because this was a well written film and really well acted by Pitt, Hill, and Hoffman. Even though this more about the math and the process of what it takes to put a competitive team together for baseball it is made interesting and keeps you wanting to see what happens next for the main characters. If you have not seen this movie i suggest you do since it is up for a few Golden Globe Awards this Sunday. If you are looking for a new movie to watch or do not know what to watch, pick up Moneyball i think you will enjoy it.
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