There have been a lot of sports movies released this fall, and though it has an interesting science fiction aspect, Real Steel is really just another one. While kids will love the action, the movie’s devotion to sports clichés won’t impress their parents.
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Let’s be honest – given the choice, most young moviegoers are unlikely to pick a film about a man’s struggle with cancer. It’s a tough subject under the best of conditions, since we generally don’t like to be reminded of our own mortality. 50/50, however, is a comedy produced by and featuring Seth Rogen, which is certainly likely to raise its profile. But, while it’s lighthearted and tells an uplifting story, people expecting the outrageous humour Rogen is known for may feel like victims of a bait-and-switch.
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Though the term is never used, Moneyball is about sabermetrics, which is the practice of analyzing baseball purely on statistics, focusing not on players’ perceived talent but their hard numbers as a predictor of future performance. If anything about that sentence makes your eyes glaze over, you wouldn’t be alone, but actually Moneyball is a mostly enjoyable sports drama.
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