Air

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

Cast

Matt Damon

as Sonny Vaccaro

Ben Affleck

as Phil Knight

Jason Bateman

as Rob Strasser

Chris Messina

as David Falk

Viola Davis

as Deloris Jordan

Julius Tennon

as James Jordan

Chris Tucker

as Howard White

Matthew Maher

as Peter Moore

Gustaf Skarsgård

as Horst Dassler

Damian Young

as Michael Jordan

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Matt Damon is on strong form here as the out-of-shape Nike basketball executive Sonny Vaccaro. At the usual routine selection meeting at the start of the season he realises that their paltry $250k budget isn't going to enable them to sign anyone with enough impact to lift his company from a distant ...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

“Air” is a sports marketing drama that delivers satisfying entertainment with a feel-good, universal appeal. Never would I have guessed that a film about business deals and shoe marketing would be so engaging, but this true story about the game-changing partnership in 1984 between an NBA rookie name...

Ritesh Mohapatra

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 fascina...

r96sk

Slightly forced 1980s aesthetic/nostalgia trip aside, <em>'Air'</em> is quality! The 80s was before my time, so I guess I'm not best placed to talk about it, but the constant shots of 80s things with 80s music with extremely 80s enviroments did get a tiny bit tiresome to me. I recall people sayin...

Manuel São Bento

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ "Air soars with a chemistry-filled cast, offering lively performances across the board, with Matt Damon standing out in particular. Alex Convery's excellent script showcases some of the sharpest writing in recent sports biopic history, blending humor and drama se...

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