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A14 PEOPLE / ARTS
Friday 3 February 2023

‘80 for Brady’ is a sports film fumble for the ages

By MARK KENNEDY lin’s character through one
AP Entertainment Writer of his bobble heads or from
Tom Brady has officially — TV screens in dialogue only
and finally, he insists retired she can hear.
from the National Football “This is going to work out,”
League. Based on his new he promises.
movie “80 For Brady,” it’s Each of our leading ladies
also time that he immedi- get a single note to devel-
ately retire from filmmaking. op: Fonda plays the vain,
No one emerges with glory boy-crazy author of Rob
from this syrupy, under- Gronkowski erotic fan fic-
cooked story of four older tion. Field is the sensible,
friends who are determined responsible one. Recent
to see Brady lead an aston- widow Moreno is up for any
ishing come-from-behind adventure and Tomlin is the
win at the 2017 Super Bowl. glue holding them togeth-
A quartet of our finest actors er.
Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita When one of the quartet
Moreno and Sally Field are becomes fearful of a recur-
sacrificed for cheap laughs rence of cancer, Brady be-
and unearned poignancy. comes her north star and
And Brady, an executive she asks a bust of him what
producer, sullies one of his she should do, like a prayer.
greatest triumphs. That hiss- This image released by Paramount shows Jane Fonda, from left, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin and Rita “He never gives up no mat-
ing sound you hear in the Moreno in a scene from “80 for Brady.” This image released by Paramount shows Jane Fonda, ter what he’s up against,”
theater is not footballs los- from left, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin and Rita Moreno in a scene from “80 for Brady.” she says. You come to ex-
ing air but an audience de- Associated Press pect a bright halo to ap-
flated. ers, a recipient of the Mark bundled here. But don’t tell actual events, the film is so pear over Brady’s head.
Screenwriters Sarah Haskins Twain Prize for American us you’re empowering old- light plot-wise that it threat- Director Kyle Marvin fails
and Emily Halpern seem to Humor as well as Kennedy er people by making them ens to float away. to build any real tension as
have opened a door into Center and Cecil B. DeMille dance The Twist to get past A ticket mix-up pads a few he frighteningly shifts from
exploring loss, obligation Award honorees. But they security into the Super Bowl. extra minutes but logic is farce to cringe to melan-
and regret in our sunset are utterly wasted. At one Add this to the utter mis- tossed out, like the time our choly, but real footage of
years, but fumble badly, point Field is reduced to use of Diane Keaton in last heroines just happen to find the big game is nicely knit-
instead drifting into granny- participating in a pointless year’s “Mack & Rita,” and four empty seats in a row ted into the second half.
accidentally-takes-an-edi- hot wings eating contest. we call Hollywood for il- just at kickoff at the Super The message here is simple:
ble territory. There’s nothing wrong with legal blindside blocks on Bowl. When you’re down, dig
Up on that screen is an silly buddy movies or cele- people over 70 and a loss Brady is a constant benev- deep and go for it. In other
EGOT winner, multiple Os- brating age on screen and of 15 yards. olent presence throughout, words, have the courage to
car, Tony and Emmy own- it’s refreshing to see both Very, very loosely based on whether speaking to Tom- go to a different movie.q

Hasty Pudding to fete Bob Odenkirk as its Man of the Year

Associated Press ous honorees include Bob novel “Straight Man” by
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Hope, Dustin Hoffman and Pulitzer Prize-winning au-
— Award-winning ac- Sean Connery. thor Richard Russo, which
tor and bestselling author The awards are given out is scheduled to premier on
Bob Odenkirk will be feted to people who have made AMC and AMC+ on March
Thursday as 2023 Man of lasting and impressive con- 19. Other acting credits
the Year by Harvard Univer- tributions to the world of include “Nobody,” “Mr.
sity’s Hasty Pudding Theat- entertainment. Show with Bob and David”
ricals. Actress Jennifer Coolidge and “Girlfriend’s Day.”
Odenkirk, best known as has been named the He received two Emmy
shady lawyer Saul Good- group’s 2023 Woman of the Awards for his comedic
man on “Breaking Bad” Year. She will be honored writing for “Saturday Night
and “Better Call Saul,” is at a separate event on Sat- Live” in 1989 and for “The
scheduled to receive his urday. Odenkirk reprised Ben Stiller Show” in 1993.
Pudding Pot award at a his “Breaking Bad” role of In 2013 Odenkirk co-wrote
celebratory roast after Bob Odenkirk accepts the award for best actor in a drama series Saul Goodman, aka Jimmy The New York Times best-
which he will attend a pre- for “Better Call Saul” at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards in McGill, in “Better Call Saul,” seller “Hollywood Said No!,”
view of Hasty Pudding The- Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2023. which earned him three a collection of unproduced
atricals’ 174th production, Associated Press Critics Choice TV awards screenplays, and his third
“COSMIC RELIEF!” and multiple Emmy, Gold- book released in March
“When choosing our 2023 ment when the award was theater group in the world, en Globe, and SAG Award 2022, a memoir entitled
Man of the Year, I immedi- announced last month. has handed out a Man of nominations. “Comedy Comedy Com-
ately knew we better call Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the Year Award since 1967. He is also the star and ex- edy Drama,” went to No.
Bob Odenkirk,” producer which dates to 1844 and Last year’s recipient was ecutive producer of “Lucky 2 on The New York Times
Aidan Golub said in a state- calls itself the third-oldest Jason Bateman, and previ- Hank,” adapted from the bestseller list.q