Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie that rivals Jerry Maguire in the sports drama genre. Brad Pitt puts in a stunning performance as Billy Beane, the GM of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Forced to rebuild his team on a very tight budget, Beane hires the services of a young economist from Yale, Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), using statistical models to identify and recruit bargain players that the scouts ignore as untouchable, but all of whom have the critical ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. The model threatens to upset age old baseball traditions and methods, and puts Beane in the line of fire of the loyalists, who accuse him of destroying the game with his atrocious game plan.
Will Billy's gamble pay off? With the Oakland As losing 14 games in a row at the start of the season, this seems very unlikely. But is a turn around waiting to happen? Or will this be Billy's biggest mistake?
Great dialogues and amazing characters make this 2 hour long movie seem very short indeed! A must-see for sports lovers, and for anyone who appreciates good drama.
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