Monday, March 21, 2016

Moneyball (2011)


Academy Awards, USA 2012

Nominated
Oscar
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Michael De Luca
Rachael Horovitz
Brad Pitt
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Brad Pitt
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonah Hill
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Christopher Tellefsen
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Deb Adair
Ron Bochar
David Giammarco
Ed Novick
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
Aaron Sorkin (screenplay)
Stan Chervin (story)

Columbia Pictures
Directed by Bennett Miller
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Sony)

Oakland A's General Manager Brad Pitt adopts the statistical approach of a young mathematician to put together a new team with little money. He ostracizes long-time scouts and most of the fans, but when the team starts winning he starts to think maybe they can go all the way to the World Series. A surprisingly intelligent "sports" oriented movie, although Pitt's character can be somewhat aloof. The constant product placement is also distracting.

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