A movie about an unheard story about a part of Michael Jordan‘s life always sounds like a good idea. Naturally, people have been giving positive reviews of the new movie, ‘Air’. However, there are always two sides to a coin. Despite the star-studded cast and crew involved in the making of the film, not everyone may have been pleased. As such, a popular face in Hollywood has recently expressed his displeasure with the movie, while dragging Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s passion project through the mud.

Movies are an extremely subjective art form and there can’t be enough content to please everyone. Hence, criticism will always be expected of certain filmmaking choices. However, a recent critical comment by a Hollywood actor has surprised everyone as it questions the idea of the movie itself.

Hollywood actor questions the glorification of the idea behind Michael Jordan’s new movie

Ben Affleck came across a very interesting script on the story behind Michael Jordan’s famous contract with Nike. It was a moment that changed sporting contracts forever while taking the popular sports apparel company to new heights.

However, Nike hasn’t really been in the good graces of everyone since the scandalous report of the use of ‘sweatshop’ factories in East Asia. The report was released in the early ’90s, following which there have been numerous revelations of unethical labor practices by many multinational companies over the past decade, giving a bitter taste to many consumers. One of them being the popular Hollywood actor, John Cusack.

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In his recent tweets, Cusack, the popular actor from the movie 2012, criticized the glorification of Nike’s story of becoming more successful than they already were through their iconic MJ contract. The actor pointed out how he felt that there was a shameful glorification of the rich becoming richer, while the poor struggled for bread.

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?Next – the heroic saga of the pharmaceutical company that overcharged insulin by 678 % – and made his first 500 mill. A morality take on the glory of greed !? Cusack wrote sarcastically while dissing the movie.

Cusack firmly rejected the idea of the movie, as he personally felt there wasn’t any mesmerizing premise or inspiring the roots for ‘Air’. Although Cusack hasn’t ever shied away from saying what he believes in – calling Hollywood a “w***ehouse” almost a decade ago, the sentiment Cusack expressed would really be a curveball for the filmmakers involved.

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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ben Affleck hasn’t yet responded to Cusack’s comments, and he might not at all, but he certainly believes in the magic of the story.

Ben Affleck on ‘Air’ and its cast

Over numerous interviews in the past few weeks, Affleck has mentioned how it was an eye-opening experience for him to work with such legendary individuals. Despite having more than 26 years of experience in Hollywood, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker mentioned how exciting it was to work with a legendary cast, like Viola Davis and Chris Tucker.

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Moreover, he revealed how despite working with a star-studded cast on a movie about Michael Jordan; he was pleasantly surprised to see the movie being released in theaters, from its previous plan of being just a streaming movie. The decision changed after the extremely positive response from the test audiences.

Have you seen ‘Air’ yet? Do you agree with Cusack’s comments? Let us know in the comments below.