doesn't completely fumble

Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2001)

Any Given Sunday seems out of place in the Oliver Stone filmography. Most of his movies are paranoid induced what if's of cinematic perportions but in this flick we are watching the grueling struggle of maintaining a pro football team. Al Pacino stars in a fiery performance as the coach who wants to win. Cameron Diaz is the hot snobby daughter of the teams owner. Jamie Foxx is the talented new guy on the team. Dennis Quaid is the old time has been who's crumbling physical prescence is taking it's toll on him. Do these characters sound familiar? They should cause you can find them in any other sports related movie. The difference here is that Stone handles it with care and lets the actors take their own approach to the roles. I enjoyed this in the theater and am not sure how it will hold up in time.
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