《魔球》改編自近年美國職業棒球界的真實神話。奧克蘭運動家隊總經理比利曾是棒球界新星，可惜鬱鬱不得志，黯然退役後轉任球會管理層。02年，球隊主力一如以往被勁旅挖角，班主又大削重整旗鼓的資金。運籌帷握的比利打破常規，運用數據分析挑選球員，與傳統智慧背水一戰，過程被球迷、傳媒甚至球員教練等人抨擊，直到球隊表演谷底反彈，上演奇蹟一幕……
Critical reception
Moneyball has received universal acclaim. The review tallying website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 164 of the tallied 173 reviews were positive, for a score of 95% and a certification of "fresh" stating: "Director Bennett Miller, along with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, take a niche subject and turn it into a sharp, funny, and touching portrait worthy of baseball lore". 38 out of 39 of the sites tallied reviews from "top critics" (members of major news outlets or other critics the site considers prominent) have been positive.[18] In comparison, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 87 based on 41 reviews.[19]
The film has received a similarly positive response from audiences. A CinemaScore analysis found that people who had just seen the film gave it an average letter score of 'A'.[20] The film is also a box office success by doubling its budget.
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