5 steps to make this movie better

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2010)

1.Replace Jamie Foxx with Wesley Snipes
2.Replace LL Cool J with Forrest Whitaker
3.Either make Cameron Diaz try harder or just replace her with an actress of reasonable talent
4.Try to use less footage from Ben-Hur (OK idea, but completely overdone,I got the parallel in 5 seconds, no need for 5 minutes)
5.Please decide which scene is the actual ending of the movie and edit it accordingly...by the time Pacino's character was announcing his going to another team and taking the star player with him, I thought the movie had ended with the conversation between Jamie Fox and Al Pacino, which was also a weaker ending than the scene before that with the victory...all that mess,when you have 2 hours and 33 minutes at your disposal ?...c'mon...
On the bright side:
1.A pretty unique insight in the world and life of professional sports and sportsmen.
2.Great and diverse camera work and editing (except for the end scene/scenes).
3.Very informative and plenty of narrative elements that add to the characters and story, you're not bored for one minute if you know where to look.
4.Realistic and human characters, like in most of Stone's movies, they are incredibly believable and balanced.
5. Al Pacino, James Woods and Matthew Modine in the same movie directed by Oliver Stone, that's got to be worth something, and it is.