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A pretty safe but decent crime flick. Affleck directs and leads, though like most of his films he forgets to spice things up. Live by Night is a film with relatively few weak points (apart from some overly exaggerated caricatures maybe), yet it's also a film with very few highlights. An okay way to pass the time, just nothing more.
Air wants you to cheer for branding and marketing people. Can a film be any more American? This is the rather dull and bland story of the partnership between Nike and Michael Jordan, which led to the iconic shoe. A film of underdogs making it big and living the American dream. Go Nike (they sure needed some positivity right now)! Damon and the rest of the cast do a decent job, but the direction is rather dire, and the overly sentimental approach made it tough to buy the action story. I guess this is better when you can appreciate the 80s/basketball nostalgia. Other than that, this was one huge 110-minute marketing campaign for Nike.Read all