Moneyball (2011): Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. (7.7)
Director: Bennett Miller
Writers: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Aaron Sorkin (screenplay)
Stars: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright and Jonah Hill
I love cricket, and I watch baseball. Comparing the two popular bat-and-ball games, I've come to realize how automatic, how mechanical and how much statistics-drive the both games are. It is more so in baseball where the play area is restricted to a 90-degree V and all the fielding positions are pretty much set in stone. And, you see cricket matches are played with multiple laptops for real-time game analysis. This movie shows how the game, that is supposed to be blood and sweat, is pretty much a collection of numbers. It also shows the disparity among the rich and poor ball-clubs. But, at the end, it is a human story about a GM who uses the limited resources he has to the best of his ability to take the team as far as the money can stretch. Making it a human story rather than a sports story, the writers have succeeded in appealing to a wider audience and making it a much better movie. A great performance by Brad Pitt. My Rating: 7.5
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