A very safe effort from Ben Affleck. It has solid performances and a decent story, but the film feels unremarkable and predictable. The filmmaking is also not that great. This could look so much better if Affleck just pulled back the camera occasionally, or showed more restraint with the overabundance of nostalgic needle drops. Still, the corporate maneuvering is written in a way that’s interesting enough (if not particularly insightful, this is more interested in being an entertaining crowdpleaser), and it moves along at a good pace. The characters are also pretty well drawn, but overall nothing left much of an impression on me. 5.5/10

SUPERB! A must see. Heartwarming, inspiring and hilarious. Matt Damon, Chris Tucker and Viola Davis knock it out of the park.

As a complete outsider to basketball other than knowing a few key names (Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James) this was an interesting peak into the legacy of the Air Jordan shoe and Nike themselves. Nothing is aggressive or punchy, it's just a nice, rolling story of one of the most iconic pieces of pop culture and the star behind the brand. It's not going to knock your court shoes off, but it's an enjoyable drama that rolls comfortably when it gets going and is smattered with enough 80's nostalgia to keep everything catchy and light. Good stuff, but not the slam dunk you'd think given the reviews.

A staggering tale of an unhinged perseverance which is backed by a captivating screenplay. Air is a story so frivolous and flat , that the courage of Ben Affleck should be lauded with our hats down. A simple plot which would fit within 3 lines of a page is magically presented to us as a fascinating and appealing peace of history which changed the strature of business in sports in America and revolutionized a global culture, Nike's collaboration with the greatest basketball player in the history of the game, "Michael Jordan". The 2 hours doesn't feel long when you have a dazzling screenplay & a marvelous ensemble cast with their pragmatic conversations. Ben Affleck really puts in a fine effort to yield such sensational performances for the star studded cast. Brilliant is an understatement for the ensemble cast. I have never seen a better grounded performance of Matt Damon than this. He is sensational. Jason Bateman and Viola Davis add the much needed spark with their magnetic performances. Good to see Chris Tucker back and boy he just gets his sense of humor right each time. The banters between Matt and Chris Messina is the highlight for me. Ben Affleck is a master in terms of direction, the way he manages veterans into building such a collaboration is astounding. Overall, If you believe in uplifting stories behind sports and redefining moments of history which changed the world we live in today then Air is a great addition to your watchlist. Instagram @streamgenx

There really wasn't much to this film. The fact is, I found the ending to be particularly egregious. An on-screen graphic stated that Phil Knight has donated $2 billion to charity. What it didn't say was that he weaseled Nike away from its founding father, Bill Bowerman, supported child molesters, rapists, and murderers by giving them multi-million dollar shoe deals, and supported white nationalism, neo-Confederatism, Christo-fascism, and neo-Nazism by being a supporter of Donald Trump and hateful, right-wing policies. The film also puffed up Sonny Vaccaro, a man who has played a significantly mixed role in American athleticism. Yes, he did help bring Michael Jordan to Nike, and he recruited Ed O'Bannon for the claim against the NCAA that eventually allowed student-athletes to receive payments while in school, but he also had a huge hand in creating the shady, often illegal activities of summer basketball camps, all-star youth tournaments, and elite prospect camps, all endeavors supported by basketball shoe companies, which Vaccaro took a big piece of the pie from. He was essentially paid to force kids to risk their eligibility to play high school and college basketball. This was his day-to-day job. He really wasn't a figure to admired.