I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

More details on the statistics part, which is the core premise of the movie, would have been nice.I did not like Jonah Hill's performance at all. Why was he anyone's first choice for this role? The ending left more to be desired.

Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is a former baseball player who is now the general manager for the Oakland Athletics. When he is faced with the prospect of losing 3 of his key players, he approaches the 'boss' to try and get more money from him in order to replace these key players. When the 'boss' informs Beane that no more money is available Beane must try to build the best team that he has with the money that he's got; fortunately he is able to recruit stat-man Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) who teaches Beane to look at baseball scouting from a completely different angle...What I know about baseball could be written on the back of a postage stamp and therefore I decided to watch Moneyball hoping that the film would educate me somewhat whilst also providing me with an uplifting story. Whilst it does a little of both, I didn't find Moneyball to be an entirely satisfying product...One thing I did notice about this film is how cold and clinical it feels; for the most part it's quite dour and depressing and at times it plays out more like a cold documentary than an uplifting piece of cinema. This is further extended to the baseball players within the film; there's no backstory to any of them and no real development to them as people which makes it impossible to root or care for any of them - this is made worse by the rather unceremonious way that they are traded to other teams (again made worse by how accepting some of them are of their dismissals which doesn't sit well with the flow of the film given that Beane had to give Brand a pep talk on how to deal with players reaction to being dismissed). Perhaps Director Bennett Miller wanted to keep the film low-key to avoid it being too melodramatic, but there has to be at least a degree of melodrama otherwise the film can come across as being rather flat and unengaging which is what happens in Moneyball. These things do give the film a rather heavy going feel about it which makes it a bit of a mare to sit through. I confess to knowing nothing about Baseball so the various stats talks and tactical discussion went over my head (this may cause a problem to non-Baseball fans who choose to watch this film as it does take up a good chunk of the running time and this aspect of the film may be boring to some people - it certainly was for me). I think what makes things worse is that I didn't feel that the film did much to uplift me; I never felt a sense of euphoria at any point and wasn't cheering the Oakland Athletics on in the way the filmmakers wanted me to - although I'm prepared to acknowledge that what they achieved with the money/resources they had was quite a feat. As mentioned, it is a combination of the flat way the film is presented, the weak characterisation, and it's general failure to truly uplift me that were the biggest factors working against the film (the film even finishes on a slightly negative note when providing its summary at the end).If there are any positives to this film then they lay with the acting; Brad Pitt does really well and is perhaps the only person it is possible to be behind throughout the film; his Billy Beane has the charisma and desire, but his flaws are shown as well which did give me some investment in the film. Jonah Hill is surprisingly low-key, but does well with what he has to work with - my one criticism is that he doesn't develop much of a working chemistry with Pitt which only adds to the multitude of problems I had with this film. Those with an interest in Baseball may get something out of this, but it did little for me I'm afraid.

watched this movie for the 2nd time.. didn't like it the first time.. came in with a different set of expectations.. don't expect a baseball field show or plot twists.. the movie is based on a true story and focuses on Billy Beane's (played by Brad Pitt) struggle.. a financially weak baseball team's general manager on his way to success by following what he believed in.. even if it was totally unconventional.. and for baseball fans, great to go with.

Moneyball is based on a real story of a manager, also a former professional baseball player, Billy Breane(Brad Pitt) and the journey of his team, Oakland A's, in the season of 2002. The movie depicts the circumstances under which the teams makes a transition from being underdogs to becoming all-American record holders, a success attributed, at least as portrayed in this movie or the book on which it is based or often by the general public, to Billy's unorthodox and unusual methods of putting price on players based on numbers and statistics. Although the movie is based on baseball, it doesn't often depict out-of-the- park home runs, sacrifices, stolen bases nor any such adrenaline fueled scenes. Rather, the movie proceeds in a silent ambiance taking its audience much closer and intimate to the dialogues. The movie centers around Billy, making the role of Brad Pitt crucial in judging the quality of the movie, which, I feel, is indeed very fine, because, to mention a few, of his facial expressions and lines which perfectly fit to the situations. Jonah Hill takes a non-comedian role, which is kind of rare yet done greatly, of a statistician, Peter Brand, assisting in Billy's managerial decision matters. Besides, the movie also presents several philosophical insights to its audience through a life journey of a manager, and the frustrations, complications, and joyous moments involved with the job, which are never better said than watched.For the audience loving baseball, the movie may not reach the expectations, as it focuses not much on the game, rather more on the team's managerial issues. Consequently, the audience interested in management may find the movie quite interesting. The same applies to those audience who come from a background of statistics or IT, who would like the role played by Hill. In my personal opinion, I would describe the movie, although I'm not a big fan of baseball, yet in the very lines of the movie as, "How can you not be romantic about baseball?"- it's a metaphor.