Cap Manager

Rating: 5/10 (22 April 2014)

Speaking of Cap Managers, the mythical–-in reality nonexistent—-job title of Jennifer Garner's character, I wonder why a Cap Manager didn't just come in and say, "No, we are not going to waste forty to fifty million on this movie and pray it does well..." Where would it do well? Overseas? Asia? China? Europe? None of these sensible people could care less about the boring business machinations of a mono megalomaniac and his cynical/ wet dish rag/ tension-producing-for-the-vacant-script boss.
Must Jennifer Garner always play the stern, throw a wet blanket on the fire of wild Bill Costner character redux, like she did in Juno, Dallas Buyer's Club, et.al.
Personally, I haven't liked her in anything since 13 going on 30. Wow, that was a long time ago. So, she still manages to land forgettable roles in good pictures. But, is it her or the script that prevents her from portraying any kind of memorable supporting character? Bit of both I would imagine.
Meanwhile, the script does not even come close to portraying the NFL today, tomorrow, next year, or anywhere but perhaps in some weird, parallel universe where if you say something with a lot of conviction on the phone, eventually everyone just bends to your will. Sort of.
And that's the end.
Wow. So glad I saw it on the discount.
Has Costner made anything other than a total flop the last ten years or so? Seriously. Perhaps now we can finally look at the next Costner film as a seal of bland mediocrity at best.
At least with Mrs. Garner-Affleck, we can see her supporting role as a sign it's fifty fifty that the movie will be good.
(Actually, I forgot that I liked her in the horrid Arthur opposite Russell Brand, where their what-seemed-to-be-genuine dislike for each other really worked for me.) At least she's not coming out with another sad rom-com every April anymore like laying a rotten Easter Egg. Thank god for 42. I'd like to see her go back to action adventure and a big steaming bowl of whoop ass.
Meanwhile, Kevin should go back to inventing oil spill removing machines, saving the world from BP and other corporate evils, and leave the heavy lifting of acting, and make believe to CIA shills like Mr. Affleck and his wife.
I'd give Cap Manager, whoops, I mean, Draft Day (is there a draft in here) a solid five. But, honesty, who even cares.
Not me and over a billion Chinese.