Moneyball Hits A Home Run ****

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2012)

This is one of the best baseball pictures that I've seen in years.
We all know that the game has become one of expensive contracts for the players.
Brad Pitt portrays the Oakland A's General Manager who hooks up with Jonah Hill, a definite look alike for Josh Mostel, son of the late great Zero Mostel. They really radically change the way the game is built upon. It's not just getting the so called best players and getting big money, it's based on computer analysis and all else goes by the boards.
Pitt gives a wonderful performance as the General Manager. The movie goes into flashback mode to show his failure as a player.
With the team slumping, he shakes things up and presto, there is a 20 game winning streak.
A definite great film dealing with ethical dilemma. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as the questioning manager. As always, Hoffman is not easy to recognize in the film.
This is really baseball at its best.