To appreciate this movie as it really deserves, you must be a fan of both basketball and Nike shoes. Unfortunately I don't fit into either of the two categories and my love for cinema isn't enough to elevate these two hours of negotiations to the status of a masterpiece. Air is a well made film, technically, but with the minimum levels necessary to make it a slightly gripping story. I didn't feel attracted to the central argument, since everything revolves around boring, redundant, pessimistic and fatalistic negotiations, taking away vital space from more images of the sport they talk about or even from Michael Jordan himself, who may well have had representation for some actor and have gotten at least a couple of lines of dialogue. It's unfortunate that the filmmakers have decided to leave him out of a movie that tells the foundation of his strongest financial income outside the basketball court.
The performances are regular, nobody shines except for a small spark in a monologue by Matt Damon at the end of the second third of the film.
To close, I insist, you must be a fan of Basketball, Jordan or Nike if you want to have fun with this movie. If not, look for another movie.
The performances are regular, nobody shines except for a small spark in a monologue by Matt Damon at the end of the second third of the film.
To close, I insist, you must be a fan of Basketball, Jordan or Nike if you want to have fun with this movie. If not, look for another movie.