Genre: Drama, Sports
Directed by Ben Affleck
Screenplay by Alex Convery
Produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, Jason Michael Berman
Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker & Viola Davis.
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by William Goldenberg
Production companies: Amazon Studios; Skydance Sports; Artists Equity; Mandalay Pictures
Distributed by: Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures
The plot: Sonny Vaccaro and Nike pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan, creating a partnership that revolutionizes the world of sports and contemporary culture.
I was looking forward to this film which didn’t disappoint.
This Movie was so Good.
Pros: All of the acting was great from everyone. I like how they told this story about Nike and the challenges getting Michael Jordan to work with me. I really enjoyed the dialogue and music. Just an all round excellent film.
Cons: The sound volume felt weak on my phone.
The Casts:
- Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro
- Ben Affleck as Phil Knight
- Jason Bateman as Robby Strasser
- Marlon Wayans as George Raveling
- Chris Messina as David Falk
- Chris Tucker as Howard White
- Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan
- Matthew Maher as Peter Moore
- Julius Tennon as James R. Jordan Sr.
- Tom Papa as Stu Inman
- Joel Gretsch as John O’Neil
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Horst Dassler
- Barbara Sukowa as Käthe Dassler
- Jessica Green as Katrina Sainz
- Dan Bucatinsky as Richard
- Damian Delano Young as Michael Jordan
- Jay Mohr as John Fisher
- Al Madrigal as Tim
- Michael O’Neill as Joe Dean
I highly recommend watching this film at the cinema, not on a phone like I did.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe