Moneyball

Moneyball

I was interested in seeing Moneyball, a movie about baseball, after seeing the trailer. I don't like baseball, but I was still interested in the movie. For some reason, I tend to like sports movies even though I don't like sports.

Moneyball is based on a true story of how the general manager of the Oakland A's, Billy Beane, used statistics to try to predict how well players would do to put together a team with a limited budget that could still compete against the teams with huge payroll budgets..the teams that pay several players millions of dollars a year. When Billy started using the different way of finding new players, a lot of people in the organization though he was nuts, and he ticked off some of the scouts. The movie follows how he put together a team, with the help of Peter and then how the team did in the next season.

Overall, the movie is very entertaining. I don't know how accurate everything is. From some things I've read, it sounds like a few things may have been condensed..something that is normal in these types of movies. Peter is a fictional character based on a few real people. I did look up a few things and main things mentioned in the movie did really happen. Some of the games are shown, though usually it is just a few bits here and there. Most of the movie deals with baseball in some way. Some time is taken to show Billy with his daughter..and ex-wife. Some of the scenes with his daughter do drag the pace down a bit and seem to go on a bit too long. The characters are interesting and the cast does a good job. The movie is worth seeing, though it isn't going to appeal to everyone.

I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone would like to take a look.

Moneyball