80 For Brady sounds like 90 minutes of solid torture. But the good news is that it’s merely fairly bad. The leads don’t stretch themselves, but also do nothing to mar our sense of them as legends who deserve better material.

Far from a touchdown. We can do better for our icons than this.

A children’s film for pensioners, 80 For Brady is an absurd, silly mess. But in spite of itself — and thanks to the warm, genuine chemistry of its legendary leading ladies — it is sweet, and difficult to truly begrudge.

80 For Brady was not just a dumb, fun movie with old women doing wacky things with the football elements as a backdrop...this was an NFL experience that was also a satirical nod to the fandom of football...along with optimistic, humanistic stories.