Moneyball

Love this!

'Moneyball' is sensational! I enjoyed every second of the 134 minute run time. Great acting, brilliantly shot, notably scored, nicely paced - all of that and more.

Even at the beginning of the film, where it's basically just the (you'd assume dull) board meetings/negotiations, I was already gripped. Everything then builds to the action, which eventually arrives to give things a new lease of life. Never a boring moment, at least for me.

The sporting side is ideally told, despite the sizeable use of real life footage as opposed to newly captured content - which was a smart call, by the way. All the while connecting the characters and making us care for them.

Brad Pitt plays lead as Billy Beane, fantastically I must add. He gives the perfect performance, absolutely nothing to negatively note about it - except the cup spitting, though that's a film thing rather than him.

Jonah Hill is also impressive here, as he's suited to composite character Peter Brand well. The support cast are ace too, namely Philip Seymour Hoffman (Art Howe).

It's all riveting stuff. I am a sports fan, though not of baseball and yet the film inspires enough that it even made me semi-interested in following the game for real.

I was expecting this to produce the goods, just not to such a high degree. I couldn't recommend this more!

I really fell in love with this one. With the advent of instant global communication and the wealth of information that's now available at the speed of thought, the nature of our collective interest in sports has shifted and deepened. While the contests will always be the main focus, rightly, there's also a sweeping undercurrent of interest in the games behind the games. Player swaps, contract negotiations, deep statistical analysis; these are as formidable an arsenal for the modern team as a bat and glove, and it's about time Hollywood made the effort to examine that fundamental shift.

Moneyball does this exceptionally well, delving into the theories and risks behind that new way of thinking without going too far into the realm of obsessive over-explanation. As the team's roster and strategies begin to change shape and coalesce, the film shifts into something larger than a mere underdog sports story, interpersonal drama or heady mathematical essay. It's all of those things and more, with an ambitiously large toolbox and a confident understanding of how to most efficiently use each implement; an evolution of sports-themed material on film. It's the rare picture that non-fans can enjoy just as much as season ticket holders, and a justified candidate for the Oscars' top honor.

First of all...I'm a huge baseball fan, (Let's go Yankees) so most baseball movies appeal to me in one way or another. Moneyball certainly delivered that appeal in spades.

For us baseball fans this movie is a done deal. We all know about this story, and we all think it is interesting. BUT...what makes Moneyball stand out as a movie is that, let's be honest, it makes something that is essentially very, very dry...interesting for someone that isn't the slightest bit interested in baseball in the first place. My better half came for Brad Pitt and left with a new appreciation for the game (her words). THAT is what makes Moneyball an excellent movie.

Moneyball is a highly recommended watch...and not just for baseball fans.

I'm much more of an (American) football guy myself, but still really enjoyed this movie. I'm also a math guy, so all the stats and formulas might have appealed to me too :)

I didn't understand half of the movie (i have no idea how to play baseball), but still i liked it. A man against uses the statistics of the game to put a team in baseball and even though all odds are against him his team wins a record-number of games. And when he is approached by another team to be their manager he sticks to his ideals and stays with his old club.

A good movie and one of the best based on a true story that i have seen in a long time. Brad Pitt deserves an Oscar for this one.

Really great "True story" film.

Great movie. Where other "Based on Real Events" movies fall flat, Moneyball does it right.

I quite enjoyed it because it wasn't your typical sports movie and focused on the management/recruiting and trading side... and I'm not much of a sports fan either so the financial/maths elements are probably why it appealed to me more than other sports movies.

**An entertaining watch from start to finish. Beautifully shot with great performances.**

That 50 feet of crap has sure grown since then.