The best sports movie in years!

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2012)

Brad Pitt is a great actor. He's the kind of actor who barely chooses the wrong projects. Him and George Clooney have that in common.Though I don't really like him as a person, the man can act. This year, he has really knocked it out of the park. First was with his marvelously complex drama, The Tree of Life. Then, he did Moneyball.
Moneyball is the best sports film i've seen since, I don't know, Million Dollar Baby(I would say The Fighter but I don't count that as a sports movie). It's fun, it's interesting, it's strong, and all of this is supported by Brad Pitt's performance.
Basically, the film is about the true life story of former athlete, current General Manager of the Oakload A's, Billy Beane(Pitt), who's team is going down the drain do to their lack of money. Until he has an epiphany.
What could've been boring is actually quite interesting, especially when Pitt is on screen. I also enjoyed how they dug back to Beane's past and showed how he got to where he was(not sure if he's still there now).What sounds crazy to most could actually turn out genius, as Beane showed.
The film will get Oscar nominations, for adapted screenplay(brilliant work turning a book of numbers into a movie), Pitt, and possibly, Best Picture. This is one of the year's best films.I wish it the best of luck.
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