I have to agree with the first person to review this film here, Ashton Morris, that the movie is not outstanding but the leads are. And, actually, using the term IMDb uses in describing the plot, that it is about a journeyman football player, I think that adjective could be applied to the movie as well: journeyman. It carefully tells a story, not one that even comes to a complete conclusion, but one that exposes the vicissitudes of life after football yet also showing how a dream doesn't necessarily have to die.
Lance Gross as a released football player in a steady quest to find his footing reveals a solidity in his acting. I personally do not remember having seen him before but I felt within minutes that he is someone who could rival Denzel Washington in star power. Nicole Beharie likewise has brilliance. It will be interesting to see what they both do from here on out. Despite the movie perhaps succumbing to a new Hollywood trend of leaving everyone to parse out what really happens at the end, which is noted in the comments threads and also complained about by movie watchers about movies these days in general, I would say this is worth an afternoon's indulgence curled up on your couch with your significant other if you like and nibblers. Or the eye candy, as Morris puts it, of Gross and Beharie might be enough to satisfy your appetite. A decent watch.
Lance Gross as a released football player in a steady quest to find his footing reveals a solidity in his acting. I personally do not remember having seen him before but I felt within minutes that he is someone who could rival Denzel Washington in star power. Nicole Beharie likewise has brilliance. It will be interesting to see what they both do from here on out. Despite the movie perhaps succumbing to a new Hollywood trend of leaving everyone to parse out what really happens at the end, which is noted in the comments threads and also complained about by movie watchers about movies these days in general, I would say this is worth an afternoon's indulgence curled up on your couch with your significant other if you like and nibblers. Or the eye candy, as Morris puts it, of Gross and Beharie might be enough to satisfy your appetite. A decent watch.