An Exciting Film which Keeps the Tension Going from Start to Finish

Rating: 8/10 (26 September 2019)

This film begins with the general manager for the Cleveland Browns by the name of "Sonny Weaver Jr." (Kevin Costner) being told by his girlfriend "Ali" (Jennifer Garner) that she is pregnant. It is then learned that the Cleveland Browns have the seventh draft pick and that Sonny's secret plan is to select a linebacker by the name "Volante Mack" (Chadwick Boseman) at that time. However, the owner of the Cleveland Browns, "Anthony Miller" (Frank Langella) essentially tells Sonny that he expects him to excel in this year's draft which subsequently puts pressure on Sonny to do something dramatic-or else. As a result, Sonny accepts an offer from the Seattle Seahawks to acquire the number 1 pick overall for Cleveland's first three draft choices next year. This infuriates a number of people in his front office who believe that he has traded away the Cleveland Brown's future for a quarterback that they didn't necessarily need. To make matters even worse, Sonny secretly believes this as well and becomes determined to fix the problem one way or another. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that those viewers who are unfamiliar with the intricacies and pressure of an NFL draft may not quite appreciate the high stakes tension that goes into this particular situation. Fortunately, Kevin Costner puts in an excellent performance and maintains the tension start-to-finish. In addition to that, there is an interesting twist at the end which ties many of the loose ends together quite well. In any case, I really enjoyed this film and because of that I have rated it accordingly.