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April 11, 2014

Even non-football fans can enjoy ‘Draft Day'

By TODD McCARTHY
The Hollywood Reporter

LOS ANGELES — The pre-pre-season opening kickoff of the 2014 National Football League schedule is returned for a score in “Draft Day,” an entirely conventional serio-comic sports world melodrama that pushes its buttons with undeniable professional finesse. In his most effective full star turn in perhaps a decade, Kevin Costner dominates as the greenhorn general manager of the beleaguered Cleveland Browns who could emerge from the heavy shadow of his late revered father with the successful handling of the annual draft of college players.


DRAFT DAY

Director: Ivan Reitman

Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Josh Pence, Chadwick Boseman, Ellen Burstyn

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 109 minutes


 
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