Excellent Movie for the sports lover and non sports lover alike

Rating: 8/10 (14 April 2014)

A little about me: I am 30 and have been an avid NFL fan for about 20 years. I have never missed a game from my favorite team. With that being said, I'm surprised at home much my girlfriend related to the movie (she hates football)! I thought this movie did a wonderful job of meshing both the sports world and all of the pressures on these high paid executives with the challenges and problems they face in everyday life. To me, it helped you feel more like they were people as opposed to highly paid executives. I am no fan of Kevin Costner, but he did a great job in this movie. I always felt like his delivery and everything was weak and in a power position like the GM of the Cleveland Browns, I never thought that would work. But, he pulled it off. With that being said, I think there were much better people for the role.
The storyline is very easy to follow, and while you think you would be able to predict the ending easily, it has some very nice twists. The main thing that I took away from this movie was that there is so much more to the life of a GM then making that pick. From other things on his mind, to keeping his job, it is a constant struggle.
The storyline went from strictly being about the draft and preparation to the second half focusing on more of a love affair and family and how to juggle both. Excellent movie and highly recommended.