Day 201: Moneyball (Miller, 2011)
Tuesday 10 July 2012
02:52
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Tags: 2011 , 2012 , 4 star movie , best movies , brad pitt , comedy film , film reviews , free , funny , jonah hill , miller , moneyball , movie reviews , movies , new films , top films , 0 comments
Based on a true story, Moneyball tells Billy Beane's (Pitt) story of putting together the Oakland A's baseball team on a very small budget. Beane is joined in his quest by Peter Brand (Hill), an accounting intern who helps Beane by using computer analysis to compare statistics of the most underrated players in baseball.
The story itself is uplifting and accessible - you don't necessarily have to be a baseball fan to know what's going on or even to enjoy it (but it probably helps). Although it is a little slow throughout, Pitt and Hill make a very entertaining duo and Pitt in particular delivers a sterling performance.
I thought it would be a little long for what it was, but by the end of the film you don't really notice. The direction is consistently brilliant and the cinematography in particular is sleek enough to distract from the long running time (for the story).