![]() Ditto Hill, who abandons his stoner persona and turns in a convincing portrayal of an economics major who finds his place in baseball. Like a star athlete, he knows precisely when to hold back and when to go for it. Pitt is as good as he gets here, and that's very good. There's little gimmickry here, just confident storytelling and a script that ekes out the dramatic arc in Beane's trailblazing approach and turns it into great material. It emulates the sport it centers on in its unexpected rhythms - taking its time to reveal the plot in some stretches, rapidly picking up the pace and tension, bases loaded-style, in others - and reminds us why the game is so beloved. ![]() Except for a final scene that verges on maudlin (but is admittedly still quite sweet), Moneyball is pretty much a perfect baseball movie.
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