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MONEYBALL

Moneyball is not the action-packed sports outing one may be expecting. Director Bennett Miller spends very little time focusing on the game of baseball, or even the personalities of the players. Moneyball is a movie about MANAGEMENT. Its very deadpan and has a forthright approach to the game of baseball. There’s no electrifying music or thrilling speeches, but the excitement found in a phone call is realized as well as one could imagine. Jonah Hill as the statistics nerd, Peter Brand was surprising to say the least. “Moneyball” says that the game is about money, but the movie is ABOUT PEOPLE. Writer Aaron Sorkin knows how to write people AND he also knows how to turn computer-programming into riveting cinema. We find humour in the least-expected of places, we find heart in the least-expected of people, and ‘Moneyball” gives us a completely enjoyable movie that becomes so much more than numbers. Now I know why Pitt was nominated for the Best Actor category for this movie. Watch when you can. ♥

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