40 year old New Orleans Saints quarterback Ron 'Cat' Catlan (Charlton Heston) is washed up. His best days are in the past. He's fighting with his fashion designer wife Julie (Jessica Walter). His son Richie (Bruce Dern) is throwing a party and sends sexy Ann Marley (Diana Muldaur) to give him a ride. Reporter Cal Woodward is pushing him to retire and his backup is waiting in the wings. He is staring into the emptiness of a post-football life.
This is interesting. Heston is a fine actor when the role fits. It's able to portray the fear of the unknown afterlife. He has good inner conflict. It is missing some bigger Football specific issues like drugs. Cat gets injured but he doesn't suffer pains. It doesn't deal with the ugliness of long term drug use although he drinks. While it touches on the some parts of football, it doesn't dive into its darkest corners. This is like Tom Brady without some of the allegations except the marital problems. I really do like his interior conflict especially his speech about being the best and the use of real NFL teams. This has some good deep insights but is also missing a few issues.
This is interesting. Heston is a fine actor when the role fits. It's able to portray the fear of the unknown afterlife. He has good inner conflict. It is missing some bigger Football specific issues like drugs. Cat gets injured but he doesn't suffer pains. It doesn't deal with the ugliness of long term drug use although he drinks. While it touches on the some parts of football, it doesn't dive into its darkest corners. This is like Tom Brady without some of the allegations except the marital problems. I really do like his interior conflict especially his speech about being the best and the use of real NFL teams. This has some good deep insights but is also missing a few issues.