Draft Day

For a while, it appeared that the macho narcissism of Kevin Costner would be abandoned as a relic from a previous millennium, but this year has seen a resurgence of his brand of cinematic solipsism. Costner was a killer-for-hire in 3 Days to Kill, and he's the general manager for the Cleveland Browns in Draft Day, but he plays the same character in both films: a real man. He is suspicious of intellectuals and non-Americans, uncomfortable with free-thinking women, and doesn't care one bit for this Twitter thing (if that's what it's even called!). Although surrounded by a solid supporting cast, including Frank Langella and Jennifer Garner (now past 40, making her Hollywood's-idea-of-an-age-appropriate love interest for a 59-year-old man), this is Costner's show. Their only function is to bask in the glow of his masculine decency and comment on the magnificence of his balls.