Maybe Brad Pitt's most believable role.

Rating: 9/10 (3 May 2012)

Most everyone with any knowledge of baseball has heard of "Billy Ball", "Whitey Ball", "small ball"...what about moneyball? Billy Beane(Brad Pitt)at a young age began getting his training to do what every boy dreamed of...play Major League Baseball. Yes, once he had what should have made him a superstar; but reality is that Billy failed to live up to all the heady expectations. Being a natural born competitor, Billy moved his talents to management. In 2002, Beane found himself the General Manager of the small-market Oakland A's, a team losing its major players to richer ball teams. Driven to win, Beane was under the gun to replace major stars with lesser known players that would not command a significant salary. He would in almost desperation team up with a number-crunching economist Peter Brand(Jonah Hill), who had a sharp insight at comparing ballplayers by statistical analysis. Billy and Peter would begin defying odds by assembling a roster of misfits and smart trades of higher dollar players. This method of putting players on the field did not impress the A's field manager Art Howe(Philip Seymour Hoffman), nor the baseball media or even faithful A's fans. But ultimately this bargain basement approach of building a team would change the way the game is played and approached. Beane in a way did become a superstar, but not for his playing...his unconventional thoughts of the game he loves. Not a lot of baseball action on screen; but looking at the inner-workings of the game. I believe Pitt deserves a lot of credit for his role considering he claimed to know nothing about baseball before seeing the script. Kudos also to Hill playing a role completely out of his element. Others in the cast: Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, Adrian Bellani, Casey Bond, Nick Porrazzo and Robin Wright.