Great surprise

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2019)

I usually do not like movies designed for broad audiences, but man, this was great.
Writing and direction are fantastic, as in "how to make a great movie out of almost nothing". The story is quite your average sports quest for success, but the dynamics of the events, the attention for every single scene, the depth of Brad Pitt's character, several great lines, some clever humor, and the fantastic use of noise and silence in the closing scenes, all these things contribute to push this movie well above average. Photography is beautiful. Acting is fantastic, Brad Pitt could still act and delivered a great performance. Same for Hoffman and Jonas Hill.
Definitely recommended.