Movie Review: Moneyball

Friday I really wanted to go see Abduction but Adam we decided to go see Moneyball instead.  He wanted to see a  movie in the big theater (leather seats that recline, huge screen, etc) because his back was hurting and it was more comfortable.  The previews for Moneyball did look pretty good but I’m not a baseball fan in ANY way.  Neither is Adam but he said it looked good.

 What it’s about:
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.

Rating:
Rated PG-13 for some strong language.

1.  Did the trailer/preview give the entire movie away?
I only saw the trailer once so for me no it didn’t.

2.  Is this a MUST see in the theaters or do you wish you had just rented it or is it that bad that you would have to wait for it to be free on TBS?
Hmmm. Well I wouldn’t have minded waiting to see it in redbox or on TV but I don’t feel like I wasted my money by seeing it in theaters.

3.  Which movie star do you think MADE this movie?
It’s a tie.  Brad Pitt of course was the star but I LOVE Jonah Hill.  He is so hilarious and such a versatile actor.

4.  Predictability?
I had no idea how they were going to wrap up this movie.  I was actually pretty surprised by then ending.

5. Rating?
This one is hard for me to rate.  I enjoyed the “story” of the movie but it had A LOT of baseball in it.  I didn’t feel like I missed anything because of my lack of knowledge on the sport but I kinda was a teeny bit bored.  I wanted it to be a heart pumping, on the edge of my seat, will they win kind of movie and it wasn’t.  But that’s just because it wasn’t that kind of movie.  It was more about the characters and how they evolved.
So all that to say I’m giving it a 6.  If you are a person that LOVES baseball you would give it a 10!