Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ’Draft Day’: A Dude-Flick for the Hardcore Sports Fan

PG-13 | 1h 50m | Sports, Drama | April 7, 2014 The NFL Draft—it hypes American football like the Oscars hype movies. Public picking of players for pro ball makes money. “Draft Day” is an infomercial for the NFL, of course. It’s big hype. We know this because Roger Goodell has a speaking role. Enough said. Are you a football fan? If yes, you’ve already seen it of course. Not a fan? Not a problem. If you liked “Moneyball” and “Trouble with the Curve,” you’ll enjoy the dude-fest that is “Draft Day.” It’s got king-of-sports-movies actor Kevin Costner. It’s not “Bull Durham,” but it’s not bad. Ticking Clock Stealing the (very fresh at the time) ticking-clock visual from the hit TV show “24,” “Draft Day” packs the normally bloated three-day draft process into one harried, decision-making day in the life of Sonny Weaver Jr. (Costner). Sonny is the general manager …

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