Moneyball

Brad Pitt as Billy Beane is terrific as the unconventional General Manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball in this true story of how he and his assistant took a team of no bodies and fashioned them into an almost world champion team. The wheeling and dealing of players is fascinating as Beane wrestles with trying to win with a bare bones payroll. If you like true sports stories this is one of the best. 3 1/2 bananas