Really well constructed movie that isn't made simply for the fans of the genre

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 2013)

I was raised in a family where softball was everything. Not being a crazy sport movie buff, I was reluctant to watch Moneyball, but it's different from most sports movies. We don't get pointless montages of the players training or team mates having altercations. Instead, we are told the story of a coach piecing together a team and doing so with little to nothing. It's a different approach to a sports movie, and yes, it's pretty predictable, but what Moneyball does, it does well. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are dynamite in their leading characters, the film is boosted by the crisp editing, and the topic of financial difficulties. With so much running time I wish we would've seen more of the skimmed scenes shown in montages in Act 3; but regardless, Moneyball is just a really well constructed movie that isn't made for simply the fans of the genre.
Rating: 7/10
Grade: B+