These mistakes take away from the narrative that might have stirred, electrified and inspired. One of Wade’s friends is overweight and almost all he ever talks about is eating. He seems to have no goal in life other than being a food-chomping clown. A Hollywood producer is an irredeemable, bro-like jerk, incapable of Madden Mobile Account learning from his errors. “Longshot” goes on for hours. How on earth could there not be room for more subtlety, for deeper characterization?
The ending appears to be very emotive, satisfyingly poignant for the lover of story and a kind of redemption for the Madden player. But wait. They nearly blow it all with an “Animal House”-like “Where Are The Characters Now?” epilogue. It doesn’t work. You’ve felt sadness and longing even as success is around the corner. You’ve felt pathos for Devin Wade who has struggled and compromised to get a real shot at NFL stardom. Then, you read these half-humorous, sitcom style pieces of epilogue text that stain it all. Was the director afraid to leave the audience with a general feeling of depth and satisfaction? Instead, he feels the need to joke about that character’s excess weight once again. It’s uneven and almost senseless.
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