Air Movie Review

Air Movie Review: Matt Damon has catapulted into the role of Most Valuable Player thanks to Ben Affleck

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After the buzz over Ben Affleck directing his old pal Matt Damon died down, everyone thought Air would be a Nike biopic.

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Air is about a shoe, a single custom-made sneaker that changed footwear and sports marketing forever.

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The first four films that Ben Affleck made as a director are in completely different genres from his fifth film, which is a drama.

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Matt Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro, a basketball scout and sports executive, and does a great job of it.

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In 1984, when Converse and Adidas ruled the basketball world, managed to sign rookie Michael Jordan to Nike.

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Nike co-founder and former CEO Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) is appalled at the idea of spending the basketball division's entire budget on an unknown player.

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Before Jordan arrives, his mother Deloris (Viola Davis), and agent (Chris Messina) must be persuaded.

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Nike's eccentric designer Peter Moore (Matthew Maher) may be able to create the finest shoe prototype ever: the first Air Jordan.

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There is a lot of fast-talking, friendly chat, dry wit, and office humor as all of the different plots come together smoothly.

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