Of all of the people who suddenly find it within themselves
to become an actor, sports athletes are probably amongst those who have the
least business doing so despite how well some of them turn out. Don’t get me
wrong, Vinnie Jones has given us some truly badass roles during his time, but
this kind of illustrates how limited the idea is: The majority of the better
athletes-cum-actors mainly work in more action-packed fare; anything else, not so much,
and it usually fails whenever something more serious is attempted. As such, today’s film serving as the
cinematic debut for former Australian cricketer Brett Lee is a rather daunting
prospect, despite how the prevalence of the film’s poster has tried to make me acclimatise to the idea. Still, it’s not as if I don’t readily welcome my pessimism
being proven wrong around here, so I can only hope that this won’t be as
painful as its own potential.
