good sports film

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2014)

I think this movie serves as a good sports film and a good vehicle for Kevin Costner. As you watch it, I dare you not to think of "Trouble With the Curve" though-the similarities are striking. The movie takes place entirely on NFL Draft Day as Costner's character-the Cleveland Browns' GM-pulls off a huge trade with the Seattle Seahawks, and the "big prize" is a big-named quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy. He has hours to decide what to do, and he is also impressed with a linebacker who is eligible for the draft.
After wheeling and dealing with some other surprising moves, dealing with the difficult head coach and the other employees, and some hard thinking, Costner finally does what I somehow figured he would. Other things he later did surprised me though.
Any sports fan will like this movie. I think it gave a reasonably realistic and good portrayal of what happens "behind the scenes" on draft day.
*** out of ****