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Two Jews on Film - By Joan Alperin Schwartz - Initial thing I must say is...I basically do not know anything about sports. I do watch the Super Bowl but just for the commercials. That said, I absolutely loved 'Money Ball,' which matches to prove, you do not should be a baseball fan, to think until this film, written by Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillan and directed by Bennett Miller, is absolutely wonderful.
Mr brad pitt portrays real life Baseball legend, Billy Beane. I'm there are lots of folks which have no clue who Mr. Beane is...I being one of them. But I really do now. Beane, once a promising baseball player, could be the Gm with the Oakland A's and not just any General Manager.
When 'Moneyball' begins Mr brad pitt says... 'There are rich teams...You will find poor teams...As there are us'.
The season is 2002. The Oakland A's has a payroll of 40 million dollars...as the Yankees payroll is $126 million. Additional money buys better players. Billy Beane must look for a competitive advantage in terms of assembling an absolute team.
He doesn't always have lots of cash... but what he is doing have is... Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) a Harvard graduate which has a degree in economics. So what the hell does Peter know about baseball? Turns out plenty. Brand used statistical data to investigate value of a baseball player. He surely could see exactly what the Scouts couldn't...Exactly what a player did last year, has not been what he'd do the following year. Sound boring? Keep in mind that...It isn't really.
Billy Beane changed the face area of baseball. He went against tradition and turned baseball on its ear.
Billy and Peter's relationship may be the heart with this film and Brad and Jonah are wonderful together. Sorkin and Zaillan's brilliant dialogue gives 'Moneyball' (depending on Michael Lewis's book) its humanity...Which makes it a film for sports lovers as well as non sports lovers.
Philip Seymour Hoffman is practically unrecognizable since the Oakland A's Manager, Art Howe. He totally transforms himself. You think you're watching a classic man instead of an actress in their 40's. That's how good he could be.
Jonah Hill provides a beautiful, subtle performance and also for the first time, I seriously enjoyed watching him.
As for Brad Pitt, well when Oscar nominations everything clearly, I know his name may be the first one called. That's how excellent his jobs are with this film.
I gave 'Moneyball' five bagels out of five with everything else with them. When it comes to better half of 'Two Jews On Film', John, well he previously a very different opinion. Luckily I recieve to write the reviews and therefore, We've the final word. If you would like know his bagel score, take a look at our video.
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