Director: Bennett Miller
I've read Moneyball, and reading books before seeing the filmed adaptation of the book is usually a way to dislike the movie. I'm not aggrieved at what was cut out of the film - in fact, this is a rather excellent adaptation of the work. I think the writing was strong. I think the performances throughout were strong. I'm just not sure that a film could've gotten to the heart of Moneyball and its central character Oakland GM Billy Beane.
Beane is driven to win, and that's a difficult thing to portray on screen - yes, there are some thrown chairs, smashed stereos, and angry speeches made at a losing team. Yes, he's incapable of watching his own team play, because he gets too worked up about it. But the film has a hard time letting us into Beane's head - perhaps it never really wanted to go there, but it never ends up there. Well-made, worth seeing, but ultimately forgettable.
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