Moneyball (2011)
Genre: Drama / Sport
Duration: 133 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Bennett Miller
Stars: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman
IMDb score:
7,6 (504.871)
Releasedate: 23 September 2011
Moneyball plot
"What are you really worth?"
The Oakland Athletics is a California baseball team. When Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) becomes manager of that club with money problems, he uses a very unorthodox way to get results. He, along with his assistant Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), uses a complete computer-generated analysis to find his players and determine a team for the World Series.
Actors and actresses
Billy Beane
Peter Brand
Art Howe
Sharon
Scott Hatteberg
David Justice
Mark Shapiro
Ron Washington
Grady Fuson
Elizabeth Hatteberg
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12889 votes
Moderate sports drama.
Although there may be an interesting theme, one that unfortunately comes too little to the fore in this drama that is mainly focused on characters. Anyone who has seen the AlphaGo doc will probably recognize some of the issues that this film tries to address.
The humanity that is defeated by the computer and the identity crisis that follows is the basis of this film. Miller does not go into it very deeply, it is mainly about Pitt's character who (without too much choice) joins the statistics to give his team a fighting chance.
The drama is otherwise okay, but in terms of direction completely unremarkable. It's that Pitt and Hill do the best they can, but otherwise there's just not enough to do. Too bad, because with this starting point there is still more to do. If you ask me, one of the things we will have to deal with the most in the near future.
2.5*
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Black Math
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- 5430 messages
- 1753 votes
I absolutely hate baseball. As a kid, we had to play baseball and gym all the time in school (and never even football, hockey, or basketball, which are much more fun sports for me), and I couldn't get enough of it (both literally and figuratively). And on the field, I had absolutely no idea where the ball was going when I got it, so I made sure I was always as far back as possible (luckily most of my classmates couldn't hit at all like me either).
Anyway, the subject of this film is interesting because it doesn't just refer to baseball, the principles can be applied in any team sport, witness for example the Danish football club FC Midtjylland.
Unfortunately, when I see this film, I think that the feature film format might not have been the right one, a documentary might have been more appropriate. The subject may be interesting, but the execution is so dry. The camera work is just incredibly boring and especially with a film about sports you can choose unusual camera angles that give you completely different images than during a real sports match. And the dialogues are filmed just as dull, no effort is made at all to make something beautiful out of it. And in combination with the relatively long running time, the film becomes a bit long-winded. The acting is otherwise okay. Pitt plays one of his typical smooth-boy roles and he always does it very well, so I still manage to keep my attention on it. 2*.
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JJ_D
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- 3815 messages
- 1344 votes
What the movie teaches:
- Sport and mathematics (science, ratio) do not have to be mutually exclusive.
- But this only seems to be a possible combination on the condition that a team really grows into a team, behaves like a team, treats each other in a friendly way…and in my opinion 'Moneyball' puts too little emphasis on that. emphasis on: how does the manager raise these algorithmically brought together group of individuals into a close relationship that can deliver impressive performances? In the end, what was the trainer's role in this, and how strongly was the final reliance still on the original calculations... did the players experience a certain growth, or not?
- Also this: the baseball players on the field are small trout, exchangeable, people with a big salary who should have no say at all, pawns in a game of millions ... charm.
- Ambitious as it may be, a human being – even when trying to embody the American dream, from failure and outcast to folk hero – benefits from choosing family and closeness more than big money…although “you” re such a loser dad” at the end which feels bizarre. Or is that called: teenage daughter love?
Enjoyed, but sublime the film can hardly be called. Craftsmanship, rather that. Not least from Brad Pitt, who plays his part beautifully. Where Jonah Hill falls back on a stereotype. But in the end, enjoyed it.
3*
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