Movie review – “Moneyball” (2011) ***1/2

Some divine casting - the faces of the scouts look so real - and wonderful detail but so much of the excitement is sucked out of the script, scenes are dragged on too long, it skips over the real heart of it (giving players no longer regarded as top rate a second chance). The story is interesting, it makes you think and play fantasy team additions in your head while watching. There were a bunch of versions of the script - I read an Aaron Sorkin draft which included a wife for Brad Pitt's character and a lot more life and energy.