Air is incredible, it's a feel good fact based story that's a testament to listening to the individual over the committee and the need to take risks to maintain creativity whilst also showing the dangers and possible selfishness should those risks backfire. It reaffirms Ben Affleck as a superb director as well as actor & writer.
Matt Damon gives a really confident lead performance, delivering over the top speeches with emotional conviction so they always work and still has plenty of fun with it. Ben Affleck wisely chooses not to turn it into a vanity project whenever he's on screen, instead sending himself up every time he's present to great effect.
Viola Davis is an EGOT now and is obviously flawless, bringing the grace and screen presence that she has in spades. Jason Bateman is great, easygoing at first before revealing a more vulnerable core that adds so much to his performance.
Chris Messina is a lot of fun as someone fully aware of their unlikeable nature (his rant is really funny and just keeps going), Marlon Wayans only gets one scene but it is absolutely necessary and it's so nice to see Chris Tucker again, proving he's still got that boundless energy.
Ben Affleck's direction is fantastic, embracing the 80s commercialism and utilises just the right amount of those documentary techniques becoming more common to enhance the performances rather than detract. The soundtrack may be a cheap win as a constant stream of iconic 80s needle drops but it really works.
Matt Damon gives a really confident lead performance, delivering over the top speeches with emotional conviction so they always work and still has plenty of fun with it. Ben Affleck wisely chooses not to turn it into a vanity project whenever he's on screen, instead sending himself up every time he's present to great effect.
Viola Davis is an EGOT now and is obviously flawless, bringing the grace and screen presence that she has in spades. Jason Bateman is great, easygoing at first before revealing a more vulnerable core that adds so much to his performance.
Chris Messina is a lot of fun as someone fully aware of their unlikeable nature (his rant is really funny and just keeps going), Marlon Wayans only gets one scene but it is absolutely necessary and it's so nice to see Chris Tucker again, proving he's still got that boundless energy.
Ben Affleck's direction is fantastic, embracing the 80s commercialism and utilises just the right amount of those documentary techniques becoming more common to enhance the performances rather than detract. The soundtrack may be a cheap win as a constant stream of iconic 80s needle drops but it really works.