At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.
Ivan Reitman's dull-witted movie about the flurries of player trading on N.F.L. draft day might be a commercial for professional football.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 Apr 2014
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A human drama sprinkled with a number of laughs.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
19 Apr 2014
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Draft Day isn't even really about football. It's about coming into your own and finding clarity at a personal and professional crossroads. It's about doing your job. It's a day in the life.
– Christy Lemire,
ChristyLemire.com,
15 Apr 2014
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Thanks to Costner's sly, dry-aged charisma, it marches down the field and scores.
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr 2014
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"Draft Day" might be a trick play, but it manages to score.