Thanks to the banter between Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill and the incredible screenplay from Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball is an entertaining drama . even if you could care less about the sport of baseball. Based on Michael Lewis' "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" and Stan Chervin's story contribution, the big screen adaptation was directed by Bennett Miller (2005's Capote) and sees Pitt and Hill joined by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, Brent Jennings, Ken Medlock, Tammy Blanchard, Jack McGee, Vyto Ruginis, Nick Searcy, Glenn Morshower, Casey Bond and Nick Porrazzo. The film opens with some quick info about the operating budgets for the Oakland Athletics and the New York...
- 1/12/2012
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Moneyball tells the story of the resurgent Oakland A’s under the leadership of General Manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) beginning in the 2001 post season when his team had just lost its three top players (Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon and Jason Isringhausen) to better-funded and larger market competitors. Oakland could not afford to replace them with comparable talent and the team’s future looked grim. The solution comes in the form of portly young Yale grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) whose simple idea is to replace them with cheap players with good statiscal odds of getting on base. Beane subscribes to Brand’s theories much to the displeasure of manager Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and head scout Grady Fuson (Ken Medlock,) who are convinced this strategy will be the final nail in the coffin for their struggling team. Beane stocks the A’s with has-beens and misfits that no other teams wants.
- 9/23/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director: Bennett Miller Writers: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Stan Chervin (story), Michael Lewis (book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game") Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, Ken Medlock, Brent Jennings, Kerris Dorsey Disclaimer: Despite becoming a bigger and bigger fan of the sport of baseball over time and numerous recommendations over the years, I have never read Michael Lewis' acclaimed 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game and am therefore unable to speak about how true the film is to the book. That said, I was able to enter the theater without preconceived notions or expectations and can say that Moneyball is one of my favorite movies of 2011. Moneyball is based on the true story of how Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) bucked the system to field a competitive ballclub on a relatively miniscule operating budget.
- 9/23/2011
- by Linc Leifeste
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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