Draft Day

Kevin Costner has starred in some of the greatest movies about sports. He made movies like Bull Durham, Field of  Dreams, Tin Cup, For the Love of the Game, and this current film called Draft Day.  These films have made Kevin Costner is a huge star and the proof is in the pudding.

Now, I'm not  fond of all of Costner’s films because I really dislike him in dramatic roles.  Movies like the Untouchables, Waterworld, and No Way Out are all movies that I remember Costner starring in with some great costars.  He is a decent actor overall, but there's only a few films that I really like.

In Draft Day, Costner stars as general manager named Sonny Weaver Jr., who’s in charge of restructuring a struggling football team. He is also dating the financial manager, played by Jennifer Garner. She has just informed him that they're going to have a child together. This just further complicates his life because he is going to have a child and has one of the first picks in the upcoming draft.

The film starts with Weaver listening to offers for a first round pick, because he doesn't have the top choice in the first round. He agrees to trade with Seattle to get the number one pick in the draft.  But to get it he also has to mortgage a bunch of future number one choices as well.

So here is Weaver with his a choice to make in the draft. He can choose a wide receiver from Wisconsin who looks like he's the sure thing or he can try to make a deal with some other team.

Weaver also has to face the fact, that he is going to be a first-time father.  He doesn't know what to think about that either.

The cast is quite solid, not only Kevin Costner, but Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary, Frank Langella and Ellen Burstyn are all outstanding in this movie.  The film is directed by Ivan Reitman who also directed Ghostbusters. I think he does a great job of setting the mood for this wonderful film.

I really enjoyed this because not only is it about the coming NFL draft but I like the story in general. I gave this movie three out of four stars.