‘Air’ review: Michael Jordan sneaker movie the year’s best so far
nypost.comAmazon Studios’ robustly entertaining, real-life drama definitely has the makings of one. It’s far and away the most likable film released so far this year.There’s a starry cast led by Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck, who also directs his best movie since “Argo” 11 years ago.
Running time: 112 minutes. Rated R (language throughout). In theaters April 5.And since “Stranger Things,” viewers have been falling hard for retro 1980s settings. “Air” takes place in 1984 Beaverton, Oregon — Nike’s far-flung Pacific Northwest headquarters — where Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” blares and new wired phones in cars are straight outta “The Jetsons.”Of course, the powerful presence of Michael Jordan — arguably the greatest basketball player of all time — is always palpable, even though we never see the face of the actor (Damian Delano Young) who plays young Jordan.
The eventual Chicago Bulls shooting guard utters only a single word over the film’s nearly two hours: “Hello.”But most appealing is the story of the scrappy way a bona fide piece of modern Americana came to be — it’s a retail tale of tales — and how much quirky fun “Air” has with dramatizing what is essentially a series of events at an office building.Much like the way 2021’s “King Richard” explores the origins of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams through the struggles of their coach father, “Air” explains Jordan’s nascent fame through his now-iconic footwear.
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