It's been some time since a sports movie of this quality flickered by in front of my pink, jammy eyeballs. Whether you are a fan of 'America's past time', aka baseball, or not matters little such is the quality of this film. It is based on true events that occurred during the Oakland Athletic's 2002 season as General Manager Billy Beane implements unorthodox strategies to build his team and upsets a few traditionalists along the way. Brad Pitt is commanding as Beane and Jonah Hill great as the underling that inspires Beane into action with his bold ideas.
The film is refreshingly free of fluff such as an unnecessary love interest while still offering the expected emotional punch as the underdogs find their nuts. Not just a film for sports fans it is an interesting and entertaining look at the dynamics of the characters behind the scenes. I was more than happy to lay down my own moneyball (a sweat and fluff encrusted hunk of bills and coins that had been forged in the depths of my jean's pockets) to watch this.
4/5
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