Watching this movie is like watching a prolonged episode of "Castle" without Nathan Fillion. The concept is a good one, the visuals are great. The story is cliche, and the acting is wooden. Perhaps with a good writer and a director who can get more than a mail-in performance from the actors, this could have been a modern day "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Instead, we get "Kate Beckett Gets Lost in the Desert". A waste of an actress's talent and celluloid.
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Draft Day
(I) (2014)
Not worth the time it took to make; barely worth the time it takes to watch
14 May 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Kevin Costner mailed in his performance. Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, even Liam Neeson would have brought the needed passion and range of emotion to the Sonny Weaver, Jr.'s character. Kevin Costner plays it like he's Dennis Weaver. So, surprisingly, did Denis Leary. I can only guess that Denis had no input as to his dialogue and the director refused to allow any ad lib's or spontaneity. I expected more energy and intensity from a life long football man. Only in the finals 10 minutes is there any sense of draft day excitement in Costner's character. The other actors playing GMs do a much better job. So did the supporting cast of Cleveland Browns scouts and execs, (except Leary). Jennifer Garner is wasted in this movie. There is no visible chemistry between Costner and Garner: no sense of why these character's even like each other, much less took the time to make a baby. Frank Langella is excellent, and visibly having fun with his role.
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