Like the historical feud between Evolutionists vs. Creationists, Ivan Reitman's Draft Day retaliates against 2011's number-crunching Moneyball to suggest that hand-picking a team is just as much about heart and values as it is statistics and salaries. With only 12 hours until the NFL's ceremonial draft day, Kevin Costner's Sonny Weaver Jr., GM of Cleveland Browns, wrestles with his faith in the unseen qualities of potential hires. Does he sacrifice everything for audience-drawing, might-be-a-douchebag star QB Bo Callahan (Josh Pence) or pick up the righteous, linchpin linebacker Vontae Mack (Chadwick Boseman) and finally cobble together the dream team he's always imagined?
Eons of sports movies spoil the ending of Sonny's occupational crisis, but slick filmmaking and Costner's earnest gravitas turn Draft Day into a propulsive, behind-closed-doors experience. The actual draft looks like a slog of a process. Reitman imbues the mundane task of athletic headhunting with the bravado of Rudy's final moments.
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