Ben Affleck's first directorial effort since 'Live by Night' stars Matt Damon as the Nike basketball guru who spearheaded a landmark celebrity endorsement deal.
The actor talks about scripting his ‘Air’ character, Howard White; the prospects for ‘Rush Hour 4’ and returning to ‘Friday,’ and more.Boasting a punchy, phone-slamming, expletive-hurling, heavily Aaron Sorkin-indebted script by Alex Convery, “Air” is an ode to the art of. It’s also something of a feature-length Nike commercial, albeit a deft and entertaining one.
Sonny’s many sparring partners include Jordan’s potty-mouthed agent, David Falk , and Nike’s good-natured but beaten-down marketing director, Rob Strasser . Strasser gets a poignant if overly calculated heart-tugger of a speech that kicks “Air’s” already solid dad-movie cred up several notches; he also gets one of the script’s few moments — an oblique reference to Nike’s use of Asian sweatshop labor — that puncture the feel-good corporate vibes.
The latter include Marlon Wayans, delivering a charming cameo as George Raveling, the Olympic basketball coach who would prove instrumental in persuading Jordan to sign with Nike; and, funneling his motormouthed comic gusto into the smart suit and warm, welcoming vibes of Howard White, the future vice president of the entire Jordan brand.
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