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'Moneyball' Could Be a Game-Changer

Brad Pitt's latest film throws a curveball past the conventional sports movie.

Brad Pitt sets out to revolutionize baseball in the real-life story Moneyball.

Pitt plays Billy Beane, the Oakland A's general manager who hires math whiz Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) to spark the revolution.

The film doesn’t spend a lot of time on the field. Instead, it’s the story of nerds using statistics to take over a jock's world and hit a grand slam.

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Moneyball stands on its own with a strong supporting cast of personalities, including Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as the team manager at odds with the Ivy League math theory.

Aaron Sorkin helped write the script, which is not really about baseball, but about human nature.

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Pitt has never been better, and he and Hill should be strong Oscar contenders.

There are some memorable one-liners, and you don’t have to be a fan of baseball to care about the characters in this film.

The flick-o-meter gives Moneyball five out of five.

Showtimes

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Moneyball (PG-13, 2 hr, 13 min.) 1:10 | 4:20 | 7:20 | 10:25

Dinner

You're going to be in the mood for hotdog after this one. Try at the mall. You'll even get a discount with your movie ticket.

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