Any Given Sunday

    Any Given Sunday
    1999

    Synopsis

    A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

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    Cast

    • Al PacinoTony D'Amato
    • Cameron DiazChristina Pagniacci
    • Jamie FoxxWillie Beamen
    • Dennis QuaidJack 'Cap' Rooney
    • James WoodsDr. Harvey Mandrake
    • LL Cool JJulian Washington
    • Aaron EckhartNick Crozier
    • Matthew ModineDr. Ollie Powers
    • Jim BrownMontezuma Monroe
    • Lauren HollyCindy Rooney

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Baltimore Sun

      A kinetically charged gridiron drama that is enormous fun to watch.
    • 75

      USA Today

      Though there are helmets deeper than this movie, you do have to admire the level of screen showmanship .
    • 75

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      A turbocharged and pungently enjoyable take on the sport so many observers see - Stone, of course, included - as a reflection of the darker side of American life.
    • 75

      San Francisco Chronicle

      Features convincing, often soaring, performances by a savvy cast that must have gotten adrenaline shots administered by Stone himself.
    • 58

      Portland Oregonian

      Though intermittently entertaining, it's too long and rarely insightful in new or meaningful ways.
    • 50

      Salon

      Stone is an undeniably stylish director, and his talent for conveying intense emotion is well put to use here. But more often Stone's in-your-face technique is as exhausting as his steroid-enhanced players.
    • 50

      Los Angeles Times

      This energetic and diverting sports soap opera throws a few head fakes in the direction of an iconoclastic examination of the dark side of professional football.
    • 30

      TNT RoughCut

      Oliver Stone must learn that edgy photography does not substitute for a story with substance.

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