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"Opens: Friday 9/23\r\n Us Rating: ***1/2 \r\nWhen it comes to winning in baseball, does it truly matter how you play the game? That&amp;apos;s the debate posed in this intelligent drama, which is so riveting that even non&amp;#x2013;sports fans will get emotionally invested. Based on the 2003 book of the same name, it focuses on charismatic, real-life Oakland A&amp;apos;s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). Following the 2001 season, he teams up with a recent Yale grad (Jonah Hill) to construct a new club of contenders on a peanut-size budget.\r\nTheir formula? Find &amp;#x201C;misfit&amp;#x201D; players, who, based on statistics, will likely reach first base and score runs. But make no mistake: This is a rousing underdog story, not a math class. Despite a few slow-moving ebbs (hey, it&amp;#x2019;s baseball), the mix of locker-room banter and on-the-field euphorics entertain. Best of all, there&amp;apos;s Pitt. Whether he&amp;apos;s guitar-shopping with his tween daughter or chewing out a stubborn manager, he embodies the role of a failed ball player turned unorthodox businessman. It&amp;apos;s his best performance in ages, and that alone is reason to stand up and cheer."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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