Statistics VS. Raw Talent In "Moneyball"

Rating: Null/10 (6 October 2011)

Professional baseball player Rocky Bridges has a famous quote that says the average man believes he can do three things...build a fire, run a hotel, and manage a baseball team. This quote, although I summarized it, describes Billy Beane in more ways than one. Moneyball is based on a book that is based on real life events and stars Brad Pitt as the one and only Billy Beane. Moneyball was the type of book no one would ever thought could be made into a movie, but it was and it is.
Now, before I go into depth about what I thought of Moneyball, the first thing I have to say is that this is Brad Pitt's best performance to date. With one of my least favorite movies of the year, The Tree Of Life being released this year, I was not looking forward to seeing Brad Pitt in another film, but I am surprised to see I absolutely loved him in this film.
Now, as for the movie itself, it's fantastic. The whole statistics vs. raw talent idea is smart and the movie is both funny and touching. It gets very funny when there is dialogue between Beane and Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), they park an irresistible and funny charm, and it is touching when Beane and his daughter, Casey interact. I also loved how the film balances these two plots with pinpoint perfection.
Moneyball is great from the first second to the last, and one of my favorite films of the year so far..so go check it out.