Money Ball the movie

Preview actually looks pretty good. How much of the real story will they change to make it more dramatic? I don't think audiences will want to watch 2 hours of Scott Hatteberg wearing down pitchers by drawing walks.

 

The buzz at TIFF has been pretty positive.

 

It would be fitting if Bruce Willis played Scott Hatteberg. Willis hasn't done that big a hero turn in a long time

 

If Brad Pitt doesn't live in his mom's basement and carry a slide rule, it's not an accurate depiction.

 

And in a return to his villain roots, John Lithgow plays Joe Morgan

 

Who's playing Bill Conlin?

 

I was going to have Lithgow play Conlin, but I thought Morgan would be better comedy

 

I saw it last night and didn't like it all that much. I thought it was a bit on the boring side and the drama was contrived (I heard at least two people leaving the theater say words to the effect of "but they didn't win the World Series.). I enjoyed the book and I think the story would have made for an excellent documentary, but I didn't think it worked as a movie. Maybe it's because I knew too much about the whole thing. I'm definitely curious to hear what other people think about it - both people who are familiar with the story and those that aren't. I thought Brad Pitt did a good job and that Philip Seymour Hoffman (and his large stomach) was a good Art Howe.

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman has got to be the creepiest actor in Hollywood. Even more so than William Fichtner. Besides, why is Hoffman playing Art Howe? There is a more than 20-year age difference.

 

Figure Seth Rogen for Jeremy Giambi, but who played Jetes?

 

Emmanuel Lewis

 

Is Jetes portrayed in the movie?