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  • This early Oscar contender was released on September 23 to critical reviews, eventually

  • grossing over double its 50-million dollar budget. Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Phillip

  • Seymour Hoffman star in this intriguing adaptation of Michael Lewis' 2003 book of the same name

  • - about the general manager of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics - who attempts

  • to use statistics and math to build the perfect team, despite having one of the smallest payrolls

  • in the league. Going against instinct and traditional scouting techniques Hill and Pitt's

  • characters join forces, and turn the baseball world on it's head... assembling a team of

  • apparent rejects with incredible results. This absolutely true story chronicles the

  • rise and fall of the A's 2002 season -- expertly incorporating actual game footage and audio

  • from the big moments of a decade past. Long, static and deliberate shots frame our protagonist

  • as he struggles with his controversial decisions - firing player after player like they're

  • a number in a file, all because their statistical on-base-percentage isn't high enough. -CLIP-

  • The

  • film presents an incredibly fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes management aspects

  • of a major American sport, and despite the drab and somewhat stilted material, does so

  • in a very engaging way. Director Bennett Miller is to thank for transforming something as

  • detailed and complicated as baseball statistics into a terrific 133 minute film that appeals

  • to everyone. Turning in a subtle, but inspirational performance in the leading role - especially

  • in scenes opposite his on-screen daughter- Pitt has likely earned himself his third Academy

  • Award nomination. Meanwhile, a pre-weight-loss Hill delivers a terrifically endearing performance

  • that thankfully isn't regulated to peppy comic relief, although "Moneyball" does have its

  • share of funny moments. Seymore-Hoffman isn't given much to say or do here sadly, but he,

  • and you'll have to excuse the pun, really hits the ball out of the park with his limited

  • role. The players, and game itself are given much screen time, but shine through in their

  • limited opportunities. Frequent use of silence, broken by swinging bats, radio commentary

  • and crowd cheers mark many of this film's transitional montages, truly delivering a

  • scope and atmosphere otherwise missed in this behind-the-scenes baseball drama where the

  • players and home-runs unfortunately receive very little screen time. With a true-to-life

  • outcome expected from the outset, this sports film is perhaps the first *not* to end in

  • a Hollywood-style happy ending, but it is a realistic, and a satisfying one. "Moneyball",

  • "Remarkable story, confident and engrossing." Well, that's my review - now let's read some

  • of yours from the YouTube comments.

  • In comes the Rate-O-Matic to score "Moneyball"... a COOL and a GREAT. This was a decidedly original

  • take of the classic sports film formula, but it was missing a certain something for me

  • to score it much higher - so let's delve deeper into what made up that final score of "7"

  • with Movie Night's first new feature in nearly two years... which I'm calling the "Factor

  • Facts" for the time being -- to help deliver a more nuanced explanation of my rating, the

  • flip side of The Rate-O-Matic will highlight an individual one to ten score for each of

  • the following film factors: Enjoyment, story, technical achievements, acting, the visuals,

  • the emotional impact on the viewer, pacing, mood, re-watch value, and overall satisfaction.

  • A brief description of each factor is listed below in the description for your convenience.

  • As you can see, these are the scores I gave to "Moneyball", their sum total is averaged

  • out to my final score, which in this case was a 7. Back to the rate-o-matic, your scored

  • this film an EIGHT - citing the incredible story and acting as reasons why you enjoyed

  • this film.

This early Oscar contender was released on September 23 to critical reviews, eventually

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