In the world of movies, what does a celebrated baseball player do after he leaves the cinematic field? If he happens to be Kevin Costner, who made his fair share of baseball movies, he makes a little detour into golf ("Tin Cup") before coming back as a general manager for the NFL, in a film called "Draft Day."
Costner has been in three major ball-playing movies, including "Bull Durham" (1988), "Field of Dreams" (1989) and "For Love of the Game" (1999), which is probably why he looks right in his element in a sports movie. The wonder is that he hasn't done more. He looks just as much at home on the football field as he did on the mound.
"Draft Day" is a sizable bite of football fairy tale, and though enjoying the film would be helped aplenty if you're a fan of the game or a fan of Costner, you may be converted by his performance.