Air

Just a big nothing of a movie. There are no stakes. At no point does it feel like they're going to lose the deal. And even if they do, there's no sense of why that would matter. Why should we care if Nike doesn't land this deal? They're still a huge company. Why should we care about Sonny? We learn almost nothing about him.

Argo was a film with tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. Air is a film with tension so thin you would think you're watching a bizarro SNL skit. In the end, its a passable popcorn dramedy for the 50+ crowd that will be forgotten faster than the throw away exchange Damon and Bateman have over the moral quandary of starring in a movie lionizing a company whose chief business acumen was outsourcing third world labor to make cheap shoes.

Decently made, it is hampered by being a forgone conclusion.

Jason Bateman takes a huge shit and runs his fingers through his hair before washing his hands. Waiting for the Fruit of the Loom biopic, Kevin James getting the grapes. Been watching a lot of movies about products I'm numb to everything. Zero interest in sports, a lot of interest in Space Jam , I wear running shoes to gingerly walk, I was kinda riveted against all odds.

There’s nothing technically wrong with it on any writing or filmmaking level - but I just didn’t care whether or not they landed the deal and their shoe drama never won my interest over. If the movie had ended with Nike going bankrupt and everyone losing their jobs I’d have been like “lol.” Also lol at them constantly hiding / filming around the Jordan actor’s face like it’s Austin Powers’ privates.