Review Ron Hogan 15 Apr 2014 - 06:35
A movie about the internal politics of American football? Ron reckons Draft Day reaches too far and falls a little short
When you think about an actor, there's usually something that comes to mind immediately. There's something that the actor embodies, physically or emotionally, that you immediately associate with that person. Tom Hanks is a nice guy. That's what he is. Christopher Walken is intense and off-kilter. Even when he's playing it straight, he's weird. Kevin Costner can probably be best described as casually charming. He's aged into a sort of nice dad sort of actor; he's got a world weariness that suggests he's been through the wringer, but he's learned from his mistakes and he's willing to pass along his wisdom, but he's not going to insist upon himself.
Given his history with athletics in movies, Kevin Costner is the perfect choice to...
A movie about the internal politics of American football? Ron reckons Draft Day reaches too far and falls a little short
When you think about an actor, there's usually something that comes to mind immediately. There's something that the actor embodies, physically or emotionally, that you immediately associate with that person. Tom Hanks is a nice guy. That's what he is. Christopher Walken is intense and off-kilter. Even when he's playing it straight, he's weird. Kevin Costner can probably be best described as casually charming. He's aged into a sort of nice dad sort of actor; he's got a world weariness that suggests he's been through the wringer, but he's learned from his mistakes and he's willing to pass along his wisdom, but he's not going to insist upon himself.
Given his history with athletics in movies, Kevin Costner is the perfect choice to...
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