Should be Flagged for Flagrant Flimsiness

Rating: 5/10 (4 October 2014)

Director Ivan Reitman has a Keen Wit and a Sense of Comedic Urgency with On the Edge Pop Culture Sensibilities but it Barely Shows in this Flat and Lethargic NFL Off Season Movie.
Insatiable Pro-Football Fans are So Hungry They Make Draft Day into Some Sort of Ridiculous Ritual Worshiping Multi-Millionaires in the Making being On the Auction Block (read pick) from Other Multi-Millionaires and Billionaire Team Owners that May or May Not be "The Franchise" Depending on the Weak of Their Knees or Off Field Criminal Behavior or Moral Lapses.
It's Kinda Sad Really but that's Another Story. The Story here is Pigskin's Answer to Moneyball (2011), and No Matter What You Thought of That Film, this One isn't as Good. This is Corny and Dumbed Down, Shallow and Soapish.
For Family Friendly Viewing it has been PG-13 Rated and Reality is Chucked Down Field as These Macho, Locker Room Types are Presented as Choirboys on a Sunday Picnic.
Anyway, if All Things NFL are for You, here is a Morsel too Munch On. But be Advised, it is Very Sweet and May Cause Holes in Your Head or at the Very Least a Tummy Ache. Kevin Costner is the GM Making the Picks, Jennifer Garner is here in Case the Wives are Insisting on Seeing this With You. Dennis Leary is the Most Interesting Character but Even He is So Toned Down for this Goodie-Goodie Production He Can't Save it.
Nothing here Seems Real and Football Wonks may Cringe. Others will Be Bored from the Insider Intrigue and Still Others May Find an Occasional Twinge of Nostalgia when the Movie Makes Reference to Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, and John Elway. It is those Flourishes where the Movie Scores. But They are Off Hand and Few.