Air
Amazon Studios | Release Date: April 5, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 59 Critic Reviews
Positive:
49
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 6, 2023
It’s absorbing and well-acted enough that at times you could almost forget you were being asked to emotionally invest in which company gets to slide its wares onto a rich young sportsman’s feet. Read full review
60
Vanity FairRichard LawsonApr 4, 2023
Jordan’s absence from this film leaves a big, leaping void at the center. We’re forced to root for marketing executives instead of the phenomenon being marketed. Without its raison d’etre, there is not enough juice to sustain the film. It all feels a bit silly by the heartstring-tugging end. Read full review
60
EmpireNick de SemlyenMar 21, 2023
A lot more entertaining and irreverent than the film’s grandiose subtitle, “Courting A Legend”, suggests — even if it’s hardly as trailblazing as the man to whom it pays tribute. Read full review
50
The New YorkerRichard BrodyApr 7, 2023
The movie’s substance remains largely implicit; its pleasures are partial, detached, and superficial. It offers little context, background, personality, or anything that risks distracting from the show. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredMike DeitzApr 10, 2023
Vapid and meaningless, the consumer-friendly 'Air' tells a revolutionary story in the blandest, slickest way possible. Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony LaneApr 10, 2023
This movie, in short, kneels at the altar of high capitalism. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeApr 10, 2023
For all its affable charm, there’s something slippery and disingenuous about this film. Read full review
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyApr 7, 2023
It’s hard to land on a reason for any of this to exist beyond a goosing up of Nike’s own image. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithApr 6, 2023
It plays like pure television by an Aaron Sorkin disciple, and there is no reason whatsoever to see this on the big screen. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 5, 2023
This film winds up looking like the most expensive in-house corporate promo in history: shallow, parochial and obtuse. By the time the credits roll, we’re apparently supposed to be euphoric – not so much at individual sporting achievement, but at all the billions of dollars that Nike has been making. Read full review
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