economics, baseball & brad pitt

netter and i attempted to see moneyball on a saturday night two weeks ago.  we arrived at the theater with 20 minutes before showtime and learned the showing was sold out.  bummer.  last saturday we decided we wanted to see the movie so were proactive and bought tickets online as well as arrived at the theater a good 35 minutes before the five trailers began. 

...let me back up real quick before i tell you my impression of moneyball - as an 10/11 year old my family had season tickets to oakland a's games.  my favorite professional athlete is mark mcguire (i still remain true regardless of any doping allegations) who spent the majority of his professional career with oakland.  my field of business is finance.  i think brad pitt is incredibly handsome and endearing plus he generally dresses really well.  i picked up the book by michael lewis and proceeded to read a majority of the book but just couldn't make it to the end...

the movie was fantastic!  probably in the top tier of movies i've seen this year.  i thought jonah hill and brad pitt made a great duo and the baseball wasn't so heavy that i felt i was rewatching ESPN sportscenter.  plus it had the added bonus of making me burst into laughter out loud on multiple occasions. at the conclusion of the movie i immediately called joani to tell her she HAD to see this movie.  i think she would really enjoy it.  the content had action, suspence, emotion, comedy and last but not least, brad pitt!  that's what i call a winning combo.