by Austin Coats, staff reporter

One of the most anticipated days on the sports calendar is the day that seven rounds worth of amateur players are picked by NFL teams to become professionals. So, it’s easy to understand that why many football fans would want to see a movie based centrally on the event.

As a football fan myself, I looked forward to seeing “Draft Day.” Not only was the main topic interesting, but also because sports movie legend Kevin Costner was playing the main character: Sonny Weaver Jr.

Sonny is the general manager of the Cleveland Browns and is facing a load of pressure from fans, owners, and personal issues to “make a splash” in the draft. Because of this, Sonny is forced to be unorthodox with his position in order to meet demands.

But that seems to be all there really is to “Draft Day:” an unconventional general manager trying to keep his job. The movie isn’t really funny or moving, and the acting is only what you’d expect from Costner and others like Jennifer Garner and Chadwick Boseman. Then, the plot seems great, but it has its own problems.

For example, “Draft Day” mixes with the events of the actual NFL with the events of this parallel-universe NFL shown in the movie. For instance, Sonny speaks of the characteristics of athletes like Joe Montana, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning that hindered them from being drafted earlier than their now legendary careers suggest they should have. Then, in the same movie, Chris Berman (played by himself) speaks of how the Baltimore Ravens had the first overall pick in 2011. As a Ravens fan, I can attest that this definitely did not happen. Random strange and false statements mixed with a fictional draft class and flashbacks to actual real-life football heroes makes for a confusing and therefore annoying movie.

Additionally, details like how Sonny gets basically free reign without any input from his advisers, fans who expect a Super Bowl after picking up three relatively inexperienced players, and how Chris Berman and company seem to have unlimited information rip holes in the plot, and everything considered, the movie just is not a quality flick.

So, a fair warning to my fellow football fans: spending 2 hours watching “Draft Day” just may not be worth it.

4/10

Still not dissuaded? See showtimes for “Draft Day” at Cinemark and Premiere Cinema.